Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200612000 - Employee Is Burned by Electrical Arc Blast

Accident Summary Nr: 200612000 -- Report ID: 0111700 -- Event Date: 05/10/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
306950833	05/11/2005	4911	221122	Public Service Company Of New Hampshire

Abstract: At approximately 11:47 a.m. on May 10, 2005, two employees of a power company were disconnecting and moving a Westinghouse grounding breaker from a 13.8-kilovolt cabinet. The ground leads had just been disconnected using a "hot-line-tool" (shotgun grounding stick). Employee #1 moved closer to the cabinet, as his coworker turned and moved away to get a T wrench. An arc flash occurred, burning Employee #1's face and hands, and Employee #1 was hospitalized. Employee #1 was wearing a hard hat, safety glasses, fire retardant clothing with hood, and safety boots, but he was not wearing a face shield or gloves. The coworker wore the same personal protective equipment, in addition to a face shield and Class II gloves and leathers.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, PPE, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT, FACE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	306950833			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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