Accident Report Detail
Accident Summary Nr: 201094059 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Temporary Distribution Box
Inspection Nr | Date Opened | SIC | NAICS | Establishment Name |
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126147107 | 08/03/2000 | 1731 | 0 | Andy Klein Electric |
Abstract: 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.
End Use | Project Type | Project Cost | Stories | Non-building Height | Fatality | ||
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Commercial building | New project or new addition | $1,000,000 to $5,000,000 | 2 | 20 |
Employee # | Inspection Nr | Age | Sex | Degree of Injury | Nature of Injury | Occupation |
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1 | 126147107 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electricians |