Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201167921 - Employee Is Burned by Arc Flash, Later Dies

Accident Summary Nr: 201167921 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 08/27/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126062769	08/29/2006	7011	721110	L Q Management Llc Dba La Quinta Inn & Suites

Abstract: On August 25, 2006, a 440-volt electrical panel at a 10-story hotel at Los Angeles International Airport malfunctioned and the company called an electrical contractor to fix it. On August 27, 2006, a Sunday afternoon, the circuit was malfunctioning again. The chief engineer instructed Employee #1, the second shift maintenance engineer, to call the electrical contractor. Employee #1 went to the building's main electrical service room and attempted to change fuses in the 440-volt panel. Apparently, Employee #1 cross-phased a circuit and an arc flash occurred, burning his hands and face. He was transported to the burn unit of a nearby hospital, where he died the following Sunday.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT, FACE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126062769			Fatality	Electric Shock	Not specified mechanics and repairers

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