Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200961399 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Accident Summary Nr: 200961399 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 09/22/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300692456	09/22/1997	1731	0	East Coast Electric, Inc.

Abstract: A third-year apprentice electrician with extensive electrical training was assigned to install the front cover on a panelboard supplying electric lighting. The panelboard was energized and in service. A dead-front cover was already in place, and the employee was to lift the front cover in place and secure it by installing six bolts. When the front cover did not line up correctly, the employee noticed that the 13-millimeter-wide lip on the lower right corner of the dead-front cover was dented, preventing a proper fit for the front cover. The apprentice tried to straighten the dented area by striking it in a downward direction with a 450-gram electrician's hammer. When he struck the dead-front cover with the hammer, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee's right arm, hand, and face. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, E C, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$5,000,000 to $20,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300692456			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing windows and doors, glazing Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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