Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170377550 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Accident Summary Nr: 170377550 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 05/05/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119720738	05/12/1995	3565	0	Cap Snap Co.

Abstract: An electrician was assigned the job of rewiring a lighting circuit so as to balance the load on the circuit. To do this job, he had to pull conductors through a conduit into a panelboard. He used a metal fish tape to pull the conductors and was performing this task with the 480-volt panelboard energized. The fish tape contacted an energized part and caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to his hands and arms and with first degree burns to his thighs.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, METAL WIRE, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119720738			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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