Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122634.015 - Employee sustains electrical burns from arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 122634.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 11/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452083.015	12/16/2019		238210	Bright Electric Inc

Abstract: At 12:47 p.m. on November 27, 2019, Employee #1, an electrician, was removing and installing a defective busbar inside the electrical panel. He was using a pair of pliers to reinstall the circuit breakers under the busbar, when the pliers came in contact with the energized bar and the panel. This fused the pliers to the panel and created an arc flash. Prevention would have been for the employee to wait and deenergize the panel as directed by his employer. The employee sustained burns on his hands, arms and face as a result of the arc flash and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Busbar, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical panel, Electrician, Face, Hand, Installing, Removing

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
		New project or new addition			1	15

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1452083.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause:

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