Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170840268 - Employee burns hands while installing auto transfer switch

Accident Summary Nr: 170840268 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 01/23/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125615385	02/01/2002	1731	0	Tmw Electric

Abstract: On January 23, 2002, Employee #1, an electrician, was installing an auto transfer switch in an electrical panel that operated water pumps for a coffer dam. He was feeding a 3/0 copper wire into a panel and out through a knock out when the coil of wire contacted a 277-volt on the ground busbar. Employee #1 sustained burns on both hands, for which he was hospitalized. He was not wearing any form of PPE or using any electrical protective equipment.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, PPE, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125615385			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices

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