Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122294.015 - Employee is electrocuted when transformer explodes

Accident Summary Nr: 122294.015 -- Report ID: 0216000 -- Event Date: 12/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1449487.015	12/05/2019		238210	National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak)

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on December 5, 2019, Employees #1 and #2, employed by a railroad, were doing maintenance work in a power plant yard. Employee #1 was working from a ladder and changing fuses on a transformer. He was wearing fire resistant gloves but not rubber gloves. Employee #2, who was wearing a fire resistant coat, was on the ground and holding the ladder. The transformer exploded. Employee #1 was severely burned and electrocuted. Employee #2, whose coat was burned, was transported to the hospital for evaluation. Employee #2, who was not injured, was released without hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Construction, Electrocuted, Explosion, Fuse, Glove, Ladder, Maintenance, PPE, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair				13	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1449487.015	30	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:
2	1449487.015	27	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause:

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