Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 111536.015 - Employee is burned in electric arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 111536.015 -- Report ID: 0522300 -- Event Date: 11/27/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1364184.015	12/06/2018		238210	Hilscher Clark Electric

Abstract: At 8:00 a.m. on November 27, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was installing a lightning arrester on a electrical transformer during the construction of an electric substation. An arc flash occurred, and the employee was burned. Emergency services transported the employee to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for third degrees burns to his arms and back.

Keywords: Arm, Back, Burn, Construction, Electric Arc, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Electrician, Installing, Lightning Arrester, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1364184.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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