Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201403540 - Employee killed in electrical flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 201403540 -- Report ID: 0552651 -- Event Date: 08/30/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
127133288	08/05/1999	1731	0	U Of Mi

Abstract: Employee #1 was removing a 480 volt switch from a busway when his screwdriver contacted the energized bus. A flash fire broke out and Employee #1 was killed.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, HAND TOOL

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000			X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	127133288			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Construction laborers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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