Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 143316.015 - Employee installing breaker burns hand due to arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 143316.015 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 01/31/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1575822.015	02/01/2022		531311	Weller Workforce, Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on January 31, 2022, an employee was attempting to install a circuit breaker to a main circuit breaker panel when an electrical arc flash occurred. The employee incurred burns to his right hand requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Burn, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrical Burn, Fire, Flash, Hand, High Temperature, Inexperience, Installing, Skin, Struck By

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1575822.015	21	M	Hospitalized injury		Painters, construction and maintenance

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