Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202074928 - Employee burned by arc flash when pliers contact busbar

Accident Summary Nr: 202074928 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 04/30/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
305320335	04/30/2002	1731	0	Ind-Com Electric Company

Abstract: On April 30, 2002, Employee was installing a new circuit breaker to a switch panel. He was using a pair of insulated needle-nose pliers to remove the busbar insulation when an unprotected part of the pliers contacted the busbar, generating an arc flash. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns over 20 percent of his upper torso, for whihc he was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, INSTALLING, INSULATED TOOL, STRUCK AGAINST, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, TORSO, ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$500,000 to $1,000,000	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	305320335			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Other

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