Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125024.015 - Employee burns face and hands in arc flash working on panel

Accident Summary Nr: 125024.015 -- Report ID: 0418200 -- Event Date: 01/22/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1458375.015	01/27/2020		493110	Nation D Electric, Inc

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on January 22, 2020, an employee was reinstalling screws into a vacant breaker on an energized electrical panel. The employee had removed a good breaker where it was not needed to replace a bad breaker in the same panel. The employee dropped the third and final screw he was attempting to reinstall when it contacted energized conductors and caused an arc flash. The employee incurred second degree burns to his face and third degree burns to his hands, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Circuit Breaker, Contact, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Conductor, Electrical Burn, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, Face, Falling Object, Flash, Hand, Heat, High Temperature, Installing, Insufficient Supervision, Lack of Work Procedures, Lighting, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Screw, Struck By, Supervision, Training

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1458375.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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