Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170167852 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN TEST EQUIPMENT

Accident Summary Nr: 170167852 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 06/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125907014	06/26/1997	7629	0	Turn Key Electric

Abstract: An electrician foreman and an electrician were at a mobile home park on a trouble call. They were troubleshooting a transformer. They checked the transformer secondary with a meter and noticed a fluctuation. The foreman decided to check the primary side with the meter. The meter failed and caused a three-phase fault on the transformer primary. The ensuing electric arc burned both employees. The foreman died a week later as a result of multiple complications from thermal cutaneous burns. (The other injured employee was not listed on an injury line on the original form.)

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, TEST EQUIPMENT, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125907014			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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