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Accident Summary Nr: 128287.015 - Employee incurs burns by arc flash when installing jumper

Accident Summary Nr: 128287.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/30/2020
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
1486538.01508/03/2020423610Northeast Texas Power, Ltd

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 30, 2020, an employee was elevated in a bucket truck to install a jumper across a floater. The employee received an arc flash when he attempted to connect the power to a grounded circuit. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his face, chest and arm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Bucket Elevator, Burn, Chest, Electric Arc, Face, Fire, Installing, Smoke, Truck
Accident Details
End Use Project Type Project Cost Stories Non-building Height Fatality
Powerline, transmission line Maintenance or repair  

Employee Details
Employee # Inspection Nr Age Sex Degree of Injury Nature of Injury Occupation Construction
1 1486538.015 35 M Hospitalized injury Electrical power installers and repairers Distance of Fall: feet
Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet
Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite
Fatality Cause:

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