Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 132408.015 - Employee is shocked while checking transformer for fault

Accident Summary Nr: 132408.015 -- Report ID: 0653510 -- Event Date: 07/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1493747.015	08/21/2020		221122	Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Abstract: At 6:30 p.m. on July 3, 2020, an employee was assisting with two coworkers to identify a fault in a transformer. The correct line was identified but the employee accessed the incorrect portion of the transformer. When he inserted a bushing into the elbow, he contacted an energized part of the transformer. The employee received an electric shock and burned his hands, requiring hopsitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Fault, Electrical Testing, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Shock, Transformer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1493747.015	49	M	Hospitalized injury

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