Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201634359 - Employee burned in busbar explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 201634359 -- Report ID: 1054112 -- Event Date: 05/07/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307821157	05/07/2004	1731	238210	Capitol Electric Co Inc

Abstract: On May 7, 2004, Employee #1, an electrician, was attaching a wire choker cable to a main breaker support within an energized main disconnect. The choker cable contacted the main busbar, causing it to explode. Employee #1 sustained serious electrical burns, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307821157			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported

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