Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135665.015 - Employee sustains burns in arc flash while hanging breaker

Accident Summary Nr: 135665.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 05/09/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1531460.015	05/17/2021		331492	Multimetco, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:00 a.m. on May 9, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a smelter was hanging a breaker fuse. An arc flash occurred due to the power not being fully turned off. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns including 2nd degree burns to his face and 3rd degree burns to his right hand.

Keywords: Burn, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Energized, Explosion, Face, Fire, Flash, Fuse, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Metal, Repair, Replace, Replacing, Skin

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1531460.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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