Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201124161 - Employee burned by flash fire after electrical short

Accident Summary Nr: 201124161 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 12/11/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300838661	12/17/2002	1731	448130	D.A. Pope, Inc.

Abstract: On December 11, 2002, Employee #1, the superintendent, was connecting the busbars of a restaurant's new electrical system to the existing energized 480-volt main busbars of the building's electrical system. As he was working, his screwdriver slipped and arced, resulting in a large flash. Employee #1 suffered burns to his face and hands.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, WORK RULES, SLIP, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND TOOL, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$250,000 to $500,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300838661			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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