Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 129344.015 - Employee suffers arc flash burn

Accident Summary Nr: 129344.015 -- Report ID: 0522000 -- Event Date: 08/24/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1491988.015	08/26/2020		238210	Davis H. Elliot Company Incorporated

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 24, 2020, an employee, a lineman, was replacing an air brake switch at a distribution circuit. The employee suffered arc flash burns to the face and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Air Brake, Burn, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Switch, Electrical Burn, Face

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other				32

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1491988.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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