Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200262418 - Three employees killed, one injured in regulator explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200262418 -- Report ID: 0627100 -- Event Date: 08/31/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307881870	09/02/2004	4911	221119	North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Abstract: Four electric utility employees were working in a substation, removing a regulator. The regulator failed, and the ensuing electric arc and explosion burned the four workers, killing three of them. The fourth injured worker was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, EQUIPMENT FAILURE, E PTD, EXPLOSION, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307881870	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
2	307881870	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
3	307881870	Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported
4	307881870	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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