Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200371797 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Power Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 200371797 -- Report ID: 0454510 -- Event Date: 07/23/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303562862	08/22/2001	1731	0	Hinds Electric Co Inc.

Abstract: A lead electrician was installing a new fuse in a 12,000-amp, 3-phase, 480-volt main power panel during a live switchover. He was bolting a breaker into an existing panel board to feed a gymnasium, when he dropped a bolt or screw inside the panel. The fastener landed on a busbar, causing an arc flash fire. The electrician sustained second-degree burns to his upper torso and third-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELECTRICIAN, BUSBAR, TORSO, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	303562862			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 from equipment installation/tool use

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