Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201344306 - Employee injured in contact with electrical fed busbar

Accident Summary Nr: 201344306 -- Report ID: 0729700 -- Event Date: 02/04/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310773742	02/06/2007	1731	238210	Stover Electric

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on February 4, 2007, Employee #1 was helping to run electric wires from a master disconnect box when he contacted the main electrical feed busbar. He was knocked unconscious and suffered electrical burns to his right hand. Coworkers provided CPR until Emergency Services arrived. Employee #1 was transported by Life Flight to a hospital in Wichita, KS, for treatment. Subsequent investigation found that the access panel near the top of the 4,160-volt main disconnect had been removed and had not been put back in place. In addition, Employee #1 was not wearing personal protective equipment nor had the equipment been de-energized.

Keywords: ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, CPR, WORK RULES, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310773742			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Occupation not reported

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