Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170203848 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN METER BASE

Accident Summary Nr: 170203848 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 07/22/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111921474	07/23/1991	4911	0	Pg&E

Abstract: An electric meter technician was completing a field check on a 480-volt electrical cabinet. He was wearing safety glasses, a face shield, insulating rubber gloves with leather protectors, and a long-sleeve shirt over a T-shirt. He replaced the meter socket. Standing to one side of the enclosure, the employee next removed the first of three jumpers. An electrical fault occurred, destroying the entire left side of the cabinet and blowing the meter 6.1 meters away. The employee was hospitalized with multiple second-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRIC METER, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111921474			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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