Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200741403 - Employee Is Burned in Arc Flash at Panel Box

Accident Summary Nr: 200741403 -- Report ID: 0213100 -- Event Date: 08/21/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305790362	08/26/2003	1731	238210	General Electrical Systems, Inc.

Abstract: On August 21, 2003, Employee #1, an electrician, was moving a single leg of an energized 277-volt cable from an energized 480-volt, 300-amp service panel box. The cable was connected to the panel's busbars, causing an arc flash. Employee #1 was hospitalized with second-degree burns on his face and right leg, and third-degree burns on his right arm. A secondary power disconnect was located approximately 4 ft. away from where he was working. Employee #1 failed to follow the company's lockout and tagout procedures.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, WORK RULES, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL BOX, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305790362			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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