Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330222 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Electrical Box

Accident Summary Nr: 201330222 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 09/15/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302937164	09/16/1999	3465	0	Ford Motor Company - Buffalo Stamping Plant

Abstract: An employee was using wire cutters to cut conductors in an electrical box containing two 480-volt circuits. The conductors she was cutting were deenergized, but other circuit parts in the box were energized. The metal head on the wire cutters contacted the energized parts and caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. She was hospitalized with third-degree burns on the upper portion of her body.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302937164			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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