Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 173591.015 - Employee is killed from electrocution from arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 173591.015 -- Report ID: 0625400 -- Event Date: 08/01/2024
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1766557.015	08/01/2024		336111	Tesla Giga Factory

Abstract: At approximately 8:30 a.m. on August 1, 2024, Employee #1 was performing a quality assurance check on an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) cabinet. During the inspection, the employee encountered a possible arc flash from the live UPS cabinet, which had not been locked out. The employee was electrocuted and fatally injured.

Keywords: Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Lockout/Tagout, Tagout, Unconsciousness, Unresponsive

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			2		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1766557.015	46	M	Fatality		Quality Assurance Inspector	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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