Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201096369 - Employee burned when fire erupts at electrical panel box

Accident Summary Nr: 201096369 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 03/22/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126183136	03/28/2003	1731	238210	Pacific Electric

Abstract: At approximately 3:19 p.m. on March 22, 2003, Employee #1 was using a wire brush to clean an electrical panel box when a fire ignited. He sustained first-and second-degree burns on his hands and face; he was transported to the hospital, where he was treated in the burn unit for at least three days. Employee #1 thought the power to the box had been de-activitated, but it had not.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FIRE, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, SPARK, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	2	20

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126183136			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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