Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170272025 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN BUS DUCT
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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116138496 | 09/13/1999 | 3613 | 0 | Square D Company |
Abstract: An electrical worker was reading voltages and checking phase rotations on a newly installed three-phase bus duct. He was working from a plastic extension ladder. An electrical fault occurred, and the ensuing electric arc burned the employee, mostly on the front side of his body. He died from his injuries.
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 116138496 | Fatality | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electrical and electronic technicians |