Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170238109 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELBOW
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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111315206 | 10/20/1992 | 4911 | 0 | Tanner Electric Cooperative |
Abstract: A power line worker was working in a 1.2-meter by 2.4-meter electrical vault. The employee used a live-line tool to place a non-load-break elbow on an energized 7200-volt bushing. When the elbow contacted the bushing, it failed and caused a fire in the vault. The employee's clothing ignited. A second employee pulled the injured worker out of the vault and doused the burning clothing. Both employees suffered burns. The second employee was treated at a hospital and released. The first employee was hospitalized for his injuries. (The power line worker knew not to energize a load through a non-load-break elbow, but he mistakenly thought that it was safe to energize an unloaded power line through this type of connection.)
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 111315206 | Non Hospitalized injury | Other | Occupation not reported | ||
2 | 111315206 | Hospitalized injury | Other | Electrical power installers and repairers |