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Accident Summary Nr: 200082535 - Employee Is Burned by Arc Flash

Accident Summary Nr: 200082535 -- Report ID: 0112000 -- Event Date: 01/26/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308276658	01/26/2006	4911	221122	Connecticut Light & Power Company

Abstract: Employee #1 was engaged in routine annual maintenance to a network protector. The network protector is attached to a 23-kv transformer. The transformer steps the voltage down to 277/480. Employee #1 was removing the fuses so that special test equipment could be attached so the network protectors could be calibrated. The network protector was never deenergized. As Employee #1 removed the fuses, it makes contact with the metal cabinet causing an instant arc flash and intense fire. Employee #1 was taken to an area hospital for severe burns to the forehead. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, HEAT, FIRE, FOREHEAD

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308276658			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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