Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 121594.015 - Employee sustains flash burns during power line installation

Accident Summary Nr: 121594.015 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/03/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1429386.015	09/03/2019		237130	The Potomac Edison Company

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on September 3, 2019, Employee #1 was making connections for an underground power line installation. A flash occurred from electrical parts energized at 7,200 volts. The employee sustained thermal burns on both hands and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Connecting, Construction, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn, Energized, High Voltage, Installing, Undrgrd Power Line

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		New project or new addition

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1429386.015	43	M	Non 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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