Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200802049 - Worker Reversing the Polarity of Cord Is Burned

Accident Summary Nr: 200802049 -- Report ID: 0523300 -- Event Date: 06/19/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310766712	06/20/2008	7349	561790	Diama-Shield, Llc

Abstract: On June 19, 2008, a machine operator was reversing the polarity of a flexible cord for a polisher. The worker had taken apart the female end of the cord and was reversing the position of the two wires. However, he forgot to unplug the cord from the building supply. An arc flash occurred, and the worker was hospitalized with burns on his hands.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRIC CORD, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310766712			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior masonry Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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