Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201155868 - Employee burned by arc flash working on circuit panel

Accident Summary Nr: 201155868 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/05/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112034012	06/06/2002	1731	0	Wolstein Equipment Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:00 noon on June 5, 2002, Employee #1, a circuit breaker technician and wireman, was working on a panel in the newly installed main electrical power distribution and motor control center. He was using a non-insulated keyway punch to make a slot in a button hole in a cabinet door when he inadvertently contacted an energized 48-volt AC busbar that was grounded between the busbar and the cabinet's door. Coworkers saw the flash and heard a boom, and went to investigate. They found Employee #1 walking away from the panel and assisted him to a nearby hose, where they put water on his head, arms, and hands. Employee #1 suffered second- and third-degree electrical flash burns to his head, face, arms, and hands, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	112034012			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Assemblers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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