Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 170627236 - Employee Is Burned by Arc Flash
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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119918258 | 01/13/2011 | 1731 | 238210 | Cesar Mendoza Electric |
Abstract: The owner of an electrical contracting firm was replacing a meter in an electrical cabinet. An electrical fault occurred, and the ensuing electric arc burned the firm's owner. Doctors at a hospital treated him for first-degree burns on his hands and face and released him within 6 hours.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Powerline, transmission line | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 119918258 | Non Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electricians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause |