Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 125740522 - Employee's hands burned in electrical flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 125740522 -- Report ID: 0950627 -- Event Date: 07/15/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125740522	07/19/2002	1731	0	Fischback & Moore Electric Company

Abstract: At approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 15, 2002, Employee #1 was trying to fit a coiled cable with an exposed ground wire into the bottom of a Cutler-Hammer Freedom Series 2100 Motor Control Center cabinet. The exposed copper ground wire accidentally contacted the 480-volt bus through a small opening under the cabinet, resulting in a flash fire. Employee #1 sustained burns on both of his hands, and was hospitalized for treatment. The accident occurred at Substation #9 at the Valero Refinery in Benicia, CA.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, HAND, REFINERY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Refinery		Maintenance or repair		$50,000 to $250,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125740522			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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