Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201041829 - Employee burned by arc flash from electrical circuit

Accident Summary Nr: 201041829 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 05/20/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307585877	05/20/2004	1731	238210	Dynalectric Company Of Nevada

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on May 20, 2004, Employee #1 and a coworker, who worked for a different company, opened the door to an energized, 12.5-kilovolt electrical circuit when an arc flash occurred. Both employees sustained serious electrical burns to their upper bodies, arms, and heads, for which they were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, HEAD, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ARM

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	35	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	307585877			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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