Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 120085.015 - Employee incurs burns in arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 120085.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 09/21/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1432934.015	09/23/2019		237130	Par Electrical Contractors Inc

Abstract: At 3:35 p.m. on September 21, 2019, an employee was retiring overhead power transmission lines while working in a bucket truck. A retired line dropped, making contact with an energized line. The employee was hospitalized to treat arc flash/blast burns to the face, arms, body and neck.

Keywords: Arm, Bucket Truck, Contact, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn, Energized, Face, Neck, Overhead Power Line, Torso

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other				40

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1432934.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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