Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200360063 - Employees in Contact with Live Electrical Parts

Accident Summary Nr: 200360063 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 05/02/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316365261	05/08/2012	1629	236210	Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc.

Abstract: On May 2, 2012 Employee #1 and Employee #2 of Southern Industrial Constructors, Inc. were installing jumper cable adjacent to a guarded 4160 volt starter bus. Employee #1 removed the guard and inadvertently connected the energized bus, exposing both employees to with live parts and arc flash.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, JUMP START, ELECTRIC CABLE, GUARD, ELECTROCUTED

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316365261			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use
2	316365261			Non Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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