Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122579.015 - Employee sustains burns while installing switch on energized

Accident Summary Nr: 122579.015 -- Report ID: 0626600 -- Event Date: 12/16/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1451735.015	12/17/2019		238220	Service Refrigeration, Llc

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on December 16, 2019, an employee working as an electrician for an HVAC and plumbing company was installing a circuit breaker switch. The employee was working on an energized 480-VAC electrical panel without wearing personal protective arc flash equipment. The employee was using a set of pliers to remove two bolts from the bus bar where the breaker was to be installed. While removing the second bolt, the pliers touched the energized bus bar creating an arc flash explosion. The employee suffered second degree burns to the face, neck and left arm and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Circuit Breaker, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn, Electrical Work, Electrical panel, Electrician, Energized, Face, Fire, HVAC, Hand Tool, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Struck By

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1451735.015	52	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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