Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201632296 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Transformer

Accident Summary Nr: 201632296 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 11/12/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304949043	12/12/2001	4911	0	Enron Corp

Abstract: An electrical wireman or lineworker was grounding parts in preparation for servicing a high-voltage transformer at a utility substation. The supply side of the transformer had been deenergized and grounded. As the technician attempted to install a grounding jumper to the load side of the transformer, an arc flash occurred. The technician sustained burns to his face from a backfeed on the load side line, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, PPE, LOCKOUT, E PTD, SUBSTATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, TRANSFORMER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	304949043			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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