Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170572986 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Summary Nr: 170572986 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 08/10/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302422282	08/12/1999	1731	0	Electrical Maintenance Technicians, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was running conductors into electrical cabinets at a paintbrush, broom, and bristle manufacturing plant. Safety glasses were the employee's only personal protective equipment. As he was installing a bare equipment grounding conductor into an energized 480-volt enclosure, the grounding conductor or some other conductive part contacted one or more of the exposed conductors, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc ignited the electrician's clothing He was hospitalized with severe burns on his face, his right arm and hand, and his legs.

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

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		$50,000 to $250,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302422282			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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