Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144154.015 - Employee receives burns to face from arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 144154.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 02/22/2022
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1580888.015	02/25/2022		236220	T.J. Whipple Construction Company

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on February 22, 2022, an employee worked to remove electrical switches and disconnects using a grinder with a cutting disk to cut into conduit. While working, the employee cut into a live wire and an arc flash occurred that burned the employee's face and near the right ear. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted to treat the burns.

Keywords: Conduit, Cutting, Ear, Electric Arc Flash, Electric current, Electrical Burn, Face, Grinder

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation			2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1580888.015	36	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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