Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171824 - Employee burned when busbars explode in electrical cabinet

Accident Summary Nr: 201171824 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 04/26/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125819664	05/03/2002	1731	0	Vasko Electric Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on April 26, 2002, Employee #1, of Vasko Electric, Inc., was engaged in electrical service work at a site in Lincoln, CA. He was removing a jumper wire in a system control panel when he inadvertently dropped the jumper across energized 480-volt busbars in the cabinet, which caused the explode in a shower of molten metal. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and wrist, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, MOLTEN METAL, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125819664			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Landscaping Fatality Cause: Other

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