Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 131018.015 - Employee testing amperage burns face and hands in arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 131018.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 10/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1500632.015	11/03/2020		926130	R B S Inc

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on October 30, 2020, an employee working as an electrician for a utilities contractor was using a voltage meter to check amperage on a transfer switch on an electrical panel. The meter was not rated for the voltage causing an arc flash. The employee was hospitalized to treat 2nd degree burns to both hands and a slight burn to his face.

Keywords: Burn, Current, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Switch, Electrical Testing, Electrical Wire, Electrical panel, Electrician, Face, Hand, High Voltage, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Skin, Testing, Wrong Equipment

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1500632.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians

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