Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117070.015 - Employee testing battery bank is shocked and burned

Accident Summary Nr: 117070.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 06/12/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1407820.015	06/13/2019		238210	Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems Americas, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on June 12, 2019, Employee #1 was working at a power plant. The employee was testing a battery bank when electrical energy contacted his head. He received an electric shock and burns to the face and head. The employee was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries.

Keywords: Battery, Burn, Construction, Contact, Electric Shock, Electrical Testing, Electrical Work, Face, Head

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1407820.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Engineers, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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