Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201140498 - burn - electrical fault in panelboard

Accident Summary Nr: 201140498 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/31/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125909127	11/12/1997	1731	0	Gilbert And Stearns Inc

Abstract: An electrician was working on a 480-volt panelboard. He removed a cover plate on an unused circuit breaker slot and inspected the hardware under it in preparation for the installation of a new circuit breaker in the empty slot. As he was reinstalling the plate, it touched the busbar, causing an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns to his face and second- and third-degree burns to both his hands and arms.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, PANELBOARD, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125909127			Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Other

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