Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170701999 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL VAULT

Accident Summary Nr: 170701999 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 09/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120248968	09/17/1998	1795	0	Hnj Recycling & Demolition

Abstract: An employee of a demolition contractor was standing above an uncovered 12-kilovolt underground vault. The vault lacked a cover and protective barriers. An electrical fault occurred, and the ensuing electric arc burned him. He suffered burns over 50 percent of his body. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, COVER, ELECTRICAL VAULT, ELECTRICAL, E GI VII, ELECTRICAL FAULT, UNGUARDED

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Tower, tank, storage elevator		Demolition		Under $50,000	1	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120248968			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Site clearing and grubbing Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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