Accident Report Detail

Accident: 14518146 - Electrical Explosion - Fault In Junction Box

**Accident: 14518146 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 09/05/1986**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
101777431	09/09/1986	1731	Miller Electric Co.

AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION ORIGINATING IN A JUNCTION BOX INJURED FOUR NEARBY EMPLOYEES, ONE OF WHOM WAS BURNED SEVERELY. THE SERIOUSLY INJURED EMPLOYEE MADE GOOD APPARENT PROGRESS TOWARDS A RECOVERY. HOWEVER, HIS CONDITION SUDDENLY WORSENED, AND HE DIED 11 DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THE CAUSE OF THE ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION WAS NOT REPORTED. ADDITIONALLY, THE THREE EMPLOYEES WHO WERE INJURED, BUT SURVIVED, WERE NOT INCLUDED IN THE OSHA 170 FORM.

Keywords: burn, clothing, electrical, e c, ground fault, electric shock, electrical box

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	101777431			Fatality	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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