Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201330586 - Employee burned by arc blast when drill strikes live wire

Accident Summary Nr: 201330586 -- Report ID: 0213600 -- Event Date: 10/21/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305721383	10/22/2002	1731	236220	Landmark Electric Inc.

Abstract: On October 21, 2002, Employee #1, an electrician, was replacing a cover on a raceway that contained 480-volt AC energized conductors. The pre-drilled screw holes on the cover did not line up with the pre-drilled holes on the raceway. Employee #1 was using a portable drill to make a matching hole in the raceway when the drill bit contacted an energized conductor, resulting in an arc blast. He suffered third-degree burns on his hands and arms, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, PORTABLE POWER TOOL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305721383			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electrocution by equipment contacting wire

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