Accident Report Detail

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 Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1456052.015	01/14/2020		238310	Easley & 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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