Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201175924 - Employee Is Burned by Electrical Arc Flash

Accident Summary Nr: 201175924 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 06/01/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125713131	06/15/2004	4971	221310	Reclamation District #108

Abstract: On June 1, 2004, Employee #1, a waterman for Reclamation District Number 108, responded to the district's "Rough and Ready Pumping Station", after hearing that the six pumps went offline. Employee #1 initially deenergized Pump Number 6 and entered a high-voltage compartment holding three fuses. After testing the fuses, he hung the tester on the side of the compartment and reenergized the compartment. Employee #1 went back to retrieve his tester, and he believed that the two leads contacted energized components and caused a flash fire. The Knights Landing Fire Department responded, and Employee #1 was airlifted to the UC Davis Medical Center Burn Unit in Sacramento. Employee #1 sustained second and third degree burns to both hands and arms but did not require skin grafts. He was hospitalized and released from the hospital on June 24, 2004.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL TESTING, FIRE, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125713131			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Farm workers

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