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

Accident Summary Nr: 201120318 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 06/30/1997
Inspection NrDate OpenedSICNAICSEstablishment Name
11974716007/09/199717940Dees-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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