Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200758266 - Employee burned by arc flash in repair of HVAC pump switch

Accident Summary Nr: 200758266 -- Report ID: 0522500 -- Event Date: 06/20/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
309184554	06/22/2006	1731	238210	Northern Kentucky Electric Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 p.m. on or about June 20, 2006, Employee #1, of Northern Kentucky Electric Service, Inc., was identifying and repairing switch problems on an HVAC pump. The switch was a part of the 1,600-amp master control panel for an occupied commercial building. The line side was energized and the load side was off; the current was 480 volts, phase-to-phase, and 270 volts, phase-to-ground. Employee #1 was using an uninsulated tool to tighten amps and receivers when an arc flash occurred. He sustained second- and third-degree burns to his face, right hand, and right arm, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	6

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	309184554			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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