Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117789.015 - Employee is burned in electric arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 117789.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/02/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1414019.015	07/10/2019		238210	Caldwell Services, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on July 2, 2019, Employee #1, employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in rehabilitation work at a commercial building. He was using fish tape to pull electrical wire in the vicinity of unenclosed electrical cabinets. The power source had not been deenergized, and contact with 480 volts occurred, causing an arc flash. The employee's arm was burned. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of third degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, High Voltage, Lockout/Tagout, Rehabilitation, Unguarded Live Parts, Unprotected

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			1	25

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1414019.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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