Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14298145 - HEARING LOSS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN FUSE BOX

Accident Summary Nr: 14298145 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 01/20/1987
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
18839290	03/09/1987	2421	0	Garman Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A DEBARKING MACHINE FROM A STEEL AND GLASS BOOTH. THE BOOTH WAS 56 INCHES WIDE BY 60 INCHES LONG BY 88 INCHES HIGH. INSIDE THE BOOTH, THERE WAS A 480-VOLT, 3-PHASE FUSE BOX HOUSING THREE 60-AMPERE FUSES. ONE OF THE THREE FUSES EITHER OPENED OR CAME LOOSE AND TOUCHED ANOTHER FUSE, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION WITHIN THE FUSE BOX. THE MACHINE OPERATOR, WHO WAS WEARING EAR PLUGS, WAS WORKING ONLY 1 FOOT AWAY FROM THE BOX. THE EMPLOYEE SUFFERED A LOSS OF HEARING AS A RESULT OF THE EXPLOSION. HE WAS NOT HOSPITALIZED FOR THIS INJURY.

Keywords: FUSE, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, HEARING LOSS, NOISE, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	18839290			Non Hospitalized injury	Hearing Loss	Miscellaneous woodworking machine operators

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