Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201982584 - Burn - Electrical Fault in Electrical Cabinet

Accident Summary Nr: 201982584 -- Report ID: 0950411 -- Event Date: 03/06/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304623101	06/08/2001	1731	0	Stark Electric, Inc.

Abstract: An employee was working on a 15-kilovolt electrical cabinet. An electrical fault occurred as he was installing fuses. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He died of his injuries. The mechanically interlocked knife switches in the cabinet had failed to open when the employee opened the cabinet.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, INTERLOCK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000		6	X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304623101			Fatality	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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