Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533172 - Worker Receives Shock after Working on Arc Furnace

Accident Summary Nr: 200533172 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 08/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313738528	09/03/2009	3325	331513	Sivyer Steel Corporation

Abstract: At approximately 10:24 p.m. on August 29, 2009, Employee #1, a millright of Sivyer Steel Corporation was assigned to lift up and place three fuses on an electric arc furnace. He was working on a 13,200 volt 3 phase electrical system powering a Whiting electric arc furnace. The S&C power fuses were 400 amp, type SM on a board or ledge on fuse cutout assembly in an electrical vault. The assembly was energized during the incident. After lifting up the fuse, Employee #1 suffered an electrical shock and was hospitalized for serious injuries to his right hand and forearm and to the back of his left leg.

Keywords: FUSE, FOREARM, ELECTRIC SHOCK, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313738528			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Millwrights

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