Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201066321 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Generation Station

Accident Summary Nr: 201066321 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 04/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300793874	04/08/2003	1799	238390	Anderson Industrial Services

Abstract: Some employees of a contracting firm were erecting scaffolding at an electric power generation station. One of the workers was carrying a scaffold plank when it touched an energized part and caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc ignited the worker's clothing. The employee suffered burns to his left arm, shoulder, and face. He was hospitalized for his injuries. The owner of the generation station had not deenergized exposed electric circuit parts in the work area.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, E PTD, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SCAFFOLD

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Maintenance or repair		$250,000 to $500,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300793874			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Carpenters	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Exterior carpentry Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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