Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 171045743 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRIC METER
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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126735117 | 10/21/1997 | 1731 | 0 | Kyle Electric Inc |
Abstract: An employee was at a pumping station, installing a meter base cover when a tool he was using contacted the 480-volt bus, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with burns to his face and hand.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Sewer/water treatment plant | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation | Construction |
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1 | 126735117 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electricians | Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire |