Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 114341.015 - Employee receives electrical burns to hand and ankle sprain

Accident Summary Nr: 114341.015 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 09/14/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1355767.015	09/26/2018		237130	Tmeic Corporation

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on September 14, 2018, an employee was assigned to investigate, trouble shoot and correct a circuit-tripping problem. While working to trouble shoot the control panel, the employee made contact with a live, 1,500-volt bus bar. The employee received an electrical shock that resulted in severe electrical burns to the hand and a sprained ankle. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the injuries and released two days later, but later went to another hospital for a skin graft treatment.

Keywords: Ankle, Burn, Busbar, Electric Shock, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Hand, Skin, Sprain, Unguarded Live Parts

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair			0	0

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1355767.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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