Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 14495907 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN BUS BAR

Accident Summary Nr: 14495907 -- Report ID: 0627700 -- Event Date: 08/13/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108737685	08/13/1993	3714	0	Unit Parts Company

Abstract: The main electric power bus for an automobile parts remanufacturing plant faulted. (The fault was apparently caused by the failure of insulation between two of the buses. The installation was over 20 years old.) The electrical fault started a small fire over a work station. Three employees (#1, #2, and #10) were burned by the fire. Another employee (#6) was burned putting out the fire. Overload devices on a utility pole outside the building activated and ignited combustible material in that area. These fires were extinguished by fire extinguishers. Three employees (#12, #13, and #14) reported breathing problems from the smoke and extinguishing agents that were present. Some localized panic set in with employees vacating the areas where the fires were. (The plant had lost normal lighting.) In fact, over 700 employees evacuated the plant. In the evacuation, one employee (#3) was knocked from a chair; two employees (#8 and #9) hit parts baskets; and two others (#4 and #5) twisted ankles. Two employees (#7 and #11) fainted afterwards.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, FIRE EXTINGUISHER, E GI VII, FIRE, FIRE ESCAPE, SMOKE, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SMOKE INHALATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
2	108737685	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
3	108737685	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	108737685	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
5	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported
6	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
7	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
8	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Bruise/Contus/Abras	Occupation not reported
9	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Strain/Sprain	Occupation not reported
10	108737685	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
11	108737685	Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
12	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
13	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported
14	108737685	Non Hospitalized injury	Other	Occupation not reported

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