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Accident Summary Nr: 119304.015 - Employee fractures bones and suffers cardiac arrest after sh

Accident Summary Nr: 119304.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1426188.015	08/26/2019		611310	Iowa State University

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on August 22, 2019, an employee was removing fuses from a 4,160-volt substation cabinet. As the employee was removing the canister fuses, his right arm came into contact with the feeder line and his left arm came into contact with the left side of the panel door. This created a circuit and caused the employee to become shocked. The employee suffered electrical shock, fractured ribs, fractured vertebrae, burns to both elbows, and cardiac arrest. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Cardiac Arrest, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Fracture, Fuse, Rib, Shock, Substation, Vertebra

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1426188.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers

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