Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201129954 - Employee Receives Burns When Tool Hits Electrical Busbar

Accident Summary Nr: 201129954 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 08/29/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315776518	09/05/2013	1542	236220	Expert Dry Wall Systems, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on August 29, 2013, Employee #1, a foreman, and a coworker were engaged in dry wall installation and non- structural framing. Employee #1 was framing walls using an electric screw gun and the coworker was assisting and cutting metal studs based on measurements provided by Employee #1. Employee #1 went up a 10-foot stepladder, holding his screw gun with his right hand. The screw gun was a HILTI SD 4500, 120 V, 60 Hz, 6.5 A with Serial Number 447908. As he climbed the ladder, he struck an electrical busbar (busway) with his tool, creating an arc flash. The overhead busway was approximately 9 in. wide and 5 in. deep. Employee #1 sustained flash burns to the right side of his face (first- and second-degree burns) and right arm (second-degree burns). The coworker transported Employee #1 to a hospital, where he was evaluated and treated. Employee #1 was then transferred via ambulance to the burn unit of a medical center, where he was hospitalized for approximately seven days.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, STRUCK AGAINST, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ARM, FACE

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	315776518			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; carpenters and related workers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing interior walls, ceilings, doors Fatality Cause: Other

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