Accident Report Detail

Accident: 201094059 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Temporary Distribution Box

**Accident: 201094059 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/03/2000**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
126147107	08/03/2000	1731	Andy Klein Electric

An electrician was connecting a four-wire circuit to a temporary distribution box. He was installing a 240-volt circuit breaker on a 480-volt circuit. When he connected the first conductor to the circuit breaker, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized in a burn center with second- and third-degree burns on the right side of his body.

Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, e gi iv, electrical, electrician, electrical work, lockout, circuit breaker, electrical fault

Accident Details
End Use		Proj Type		Proj Cost	Stories	NonBldgHt	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	126147107			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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