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Accident Summary Nr: 123854.015 - Employee moves wire causing arc flash, suffers electrical bu

Accident Summary Nr: 123854.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 01/14/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1456052.01501/14/2020238310Easley & Rivers Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 A.M. on February 14, 2020, an employee, working for a drywall and insulation contractor, was mudding a drywall seam while installing walls, ceilings, and doors at a commercial building. The employee moved a ground wire while working and it came into contact with an energized bus bar inside the electrical cabinet causing an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized and treated for first, second, and third-degree burns.

Keywords: Burn, Ceiling, Commercial Building, Construction, Door, Drywall, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Commercial building New project or new addition   4

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1456052.015 49 M Hospitalized injury Drywall installers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors
Fatality Cause:

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