Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201400991 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN DISCONNECT

Accident Summary Nr: 201400991 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/12/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125001180	08/13/1997	1731	0	Bns Electric Inc

Abstract: An electrical fault occurred in a 600-volt, 30-ampere disconnect. The ensuing electric arc burned an employee who was working nearby. (The original form did not indicate what the employee was doing or whether he was opening or closing the switch when the fault occurred.) He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E C, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$500,000 to $1,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	125001180			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Demolition Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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