Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201859295 - Three employees burned in electric arc blast

Accident Summary Nr: 201859295 -- Report ID: 0452110 -- Event Date: 01/29/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311295679	01/30/2008	1731	238210	Comstock Brothers Electric Co., Llc

Abstract: At approximately 1:30 p.m. on January 29, 2008, Employees #1 through #3 were at the switchgear in the basement of a hospital. They were using a Fluke multi-meter to test a 4,000-amp circuit breaker when an arc flash occurred. All three employees sustained second- and third-degree burns, and were hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL TESTING, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELECTRICAL FAULT, SWITCHGEAR

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	311295679	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
2	311295679	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion
3	311295679	Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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