Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170831531 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Summary Nr: 170831531 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 09/13/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302882998	09/15/1999	5153	0	Martin'S Elevator, Inc.

Abstract: An elevator repair worker was working near electric circuit parts energized at 480 volts. The employee was not provided and was not wearing personal protective equipment. A 6-millimeter Craftsman drive with a 230-millimeter extension contacted an energized bus, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns from the fingertips to midbiceps on both arms.

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302882998			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Misc. electrical & electronic equipment repairers

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