Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200774594 - Employee Dies from Smoke Inhalation in Transformer Explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 200774594 -- Report ID: 0134000 -- Event Date: 12/08/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310567508	12/08/2006	4911	221121	Nstar Electric And Gas Corp.

Abstract: On December 8, 2006, Employee #1 and a coworker were energizing a 480 volt transformer, and it exploded and caught fire. They tried to evacuate the room when they heard a noise coming from the transformer. The coworker made it out; however, Employee #1 was found unconscious in an adjacent room to the transformer by firefighters. Employee #1 died of smoke inhalation.

Keywords: UNCONSCIOUSNESS, FIRE, INHALATION, EXPLOSION, SMOKE, TRANSFORMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310567508			Fatality	Asphyxia	Electricians

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