Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119039.015 - Supervisor is burned in electrical arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 119039.015 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 02/19/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1382531.015	02/25/2019		238210	Elson Electric Holdings Inc

Abstract: At 7:20 a.m. on February 19, 2019, Employee #1, a site foreman/supervisor employed by an electrical contractor, was engaged in electrical work as part of an office building rehabilitation. He was preparing to add an additional electrical circuit to an office area. The supervisor was removing the break blank cover from a 400 amperes electrical panel board when the cover inadvertently contacted energized electrical equipment in the panel board. An arc flash occurred that burned the supervisor's hand, arm, and face. He was transported to the hospital and admitted for treatment of second and third degree burns. The subsequent investigation determined that the supervisor did not isolate/lock/disconnect the energy source to the panel board before removing the cover.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Construction, Electric Arc, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Electrician, Face, Hand, Lockout/Tagout, Rehabilitation, Renovation, Work Rules

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1382531.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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