Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155223 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Cabinet

Accident Summary Nr: 201155223 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/07/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125965632	08/21/2001	1731	0	Jimco Electric

Abstract: An electrician was installing a power-monitoring meter (Model No. PML 7350) in a box on a feeder cabinet. The circuit in the electrical box was deenergized. He drilled a hole in the back of the box for a mounting screw for a transformer. The drill bit contacted an energized 480-volt conductor that was apparently in the cabinet, and caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized for 7 days with burns to his face and upper extremities.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, E GI VI, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL CABINET, 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
1	125965632			Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians

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