Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170632715 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN LIGHT SWITCH

Accident Summary Nr: 170632715 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 11/20/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120331145	12/06/1996	8221	0	Gsf Enterprises

Abstract: An employee was using a key to close a light switch located on a wall near the entrance of a building at a university campus. The 277-volt, 10-ampere switch failed, and the ensuing electric arc burned the employee on the right hand. The employee was treated at a hospital for second-degree burns and released a couple hours after the accident.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E GI VII, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120331145			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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