Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 122684.015 - Employee burns hands and arms while inspecting live receptac

Accident Summary Nr: 122684.015 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 12/18/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1452443.015	12/20/2019		424490	Evest Llc

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on December 18, 2019, an employee working for a grocery products wholesaler was attempting to install a piece of equipment in the facility. This involved moving the equipment into place and plugging it into a receptacle. The employee moved the equipment into place and realized the plug and receptacle did not match. The employee took the receptacle off the wall to inspect the wiring. While examining the receptacle, an arc occurred. The employee burned his hands and arms requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Attachment Plug, Burn, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Cable, Electric Shock, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Energized, Hand, Inspecting, Installing, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Receptacle, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1452443.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury

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