Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480498 - EMPLOYEE BURNED IN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION

Accident Summary Nr: 201480498 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/11/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119796043	07/28/1997	1731	0	Wink Electric

Abstract: The panel face of an electric meter came into contact with energized bus bars, resulting in an electrical explosion. Employee #1 was burned in the explosion.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC METER, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	3

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	119796043			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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