Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201120318 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT AT GENERATOR TERMINALS

Accident Summary Nr: 201120318 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/30/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119747160	07/09/1997	1794	0	Dees-Hennessey, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working for a contractor that was engaged in excavation and shoring. The employee was assigned to operate a 120/240-volt, 4800-watt electric generator used to provide power to stud-welding tools. At the start of his shift, while the generator was running, he connected the supply conductors for a tool to the generator's terminals while they were energized. An electrical fault occurred at the terminals, and the ensuing electric arc burned the employee's right hand. He also received an electric shock. He was hospitalized with second-degree burns.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI III, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND, ELECTRIC GENERATOR

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other heavy construction		New project or new addition		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119747160			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Machine operators, not specified	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Excavation Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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