Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201793502 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Electric Cable

Accident Summary Nr: 201793502 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 08/18/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120331798	08/29/2000	1731	0	Hampton Tedder Electric Co.,Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was replacing a deenergized elbow when an electrical fault occurred in an adjacent, energized elbow. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee, who was wearing a Nomex suit, rubber insulating gloves, a face shield, and a hardhat. The employee sustained a first-degree burn on his right arm. The employee had not covered the energized elbow with a rubber insulating blanket though he was in contact distance with it.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, ELECTRIC CABLE, E PTD, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	120331798			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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