Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170586176 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN CIRCUIT BREAKER

Accident Summary Nr: 170586176 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 10/05/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112128020	10/06/1993	1629	0	Fluor Daniel Inc

Abstract: An electrical engineer was inside the cubicle of a 12-kilovolt circuit breaker, surveying the breaker's components. No lockout procedure had been followed, and the input terminals were not guarded. An electrical fault developed between exposed phases of the supply side of the circuit breaker, and the ensuing electric arc burned the engineer. The employee was hospitalized with second- and third-degree burns to his face, body, and hands.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, LOCKOUT, E PTD, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SWITCHGEAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112128020			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical and electronic engineers

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