Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200670545 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Accident Summary Nr: 200670545 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 03/19/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
106950868	03/19/1997	1731	0	B & F Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was working on an expansion of an existing electrical system. He had pulled conductors into the service room so that they could be connected to a service panelboard. The conductors, which the employee was holding in his hands, contacted the 480-volt busbar in the panelboard and an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc ignited the employee's clothing. He was severely burned and died from complications of his injuries almost a month later.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	32		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	106950868			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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