Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14434328 - Electric Shock - Direct Contact With Energized Parts

**Accident: 14434328 -- Report ID: 0951510 -- Event Date: 04/12/1989**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
103919742	04/19/1989	1721	James Nakagawa Painting Inc

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE SPRAY PAINTING TRANSFORMERS AND CIRCUIT BREAKERS IN A HIGH-VOLTAGE AREA. AS HE WAS CLEANING UP, ONE OF THE TWO, A PAINTER, USED A 6-FOOT ALUMINUM LADDER TO GET INTO POSITION TO REMOVE TAPE COVERING THE SIGHT GLASS ON ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BREAKERS. IN REMOVING THE TAPE, HE CONTACTED ENERGIZED PARTS AND RECEIVED AN ELECTRIC SHOCK. HE ALSO RECEIVED SECOND AND THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO HIS LEFT ARM, FACE, AND CHEST AND A DEEP ARC BURN TO THE PALM OF HIS RIGHT HAND NEAR HIS WRIST.

Keywords: burn, clothing, electrical, e ptd, substation, circuit breaker, electric shock, painter, untrained

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	103919742			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Painters, construction and maintenance

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