Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200773737 - Employee is hospitalized after being burned

Accident Summary Nr: 200773737 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 07/30/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308112267	07/30/2004	4939	221122	Nstar Gas & Electric Corporation

Abstract: On July 30, 2004, an employees performed maintenance on a transformer. The employee removed his protective clothing and then opened the protective door to check the transformer. When the transformer door opened the transformer exploded, and the employee was severely burned by the arc flash. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, MAINTENANCE, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, SMOKE, ARM, TRANSFORMER, HIGH TEMPERATURE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	308112267			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical power installers and repairers

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