Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14348197 - ELECTRIC SHOCK AND BURNS - DIRECT CONTACT WITH LIVE PARTS

Accident Summary Nr: 14348197 -- Report ID: 0418400 -- Event Date: 05/25/1984
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1215433	05/25/1984	1731	0	Rabey Electric Co Inc

Abstract: AN EMPLOYEE WAS INSTRUCTED BY HIS FOREMAN TO CLIMB AN 18.25-FOOT-HIGH SUBSTATION SWITCH STAND TO HELP INSTALL A 3-INCH BY 18-FOOT ALUMINUM BUS. THE BUS WAS TO RUN FROM THE CIRCUIT BREAKER TO THE SWITCH ON THE LOAD SIDE OF THE SWITCH STAND. HE WAS TO BOLT THE BUS TO THE SWITCH WITH HAND TOOLS. THE EMPLOYEE CLIMBED THE SWITCH STAND AND WALKED TOWARD THE OPPOSITE END OF THE STAND, WHERE THE SWITCH WAS LOCATED. WHEN HE REACHED THE CENTER OF THE STAND, HE RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK FROM A 115-KILOVOLT SWITCH LOCATED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SWITCH STAND. HE SUSTAINED SERIOUS BURNS ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS BODY AND LEG FRACTURES.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, FRACTURE, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRIC SHOCK, FALL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1215433			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers

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