Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202082426 - Electrician Injured in an Arc Flash

Accident Summary Nr: 202082426 -- Report ID: 0453730 -- Event Date: 09/30/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
317336675	09/30/2013	1731	238210	Qwest Electric Llc

Abstract: On September 30, 2013, Employee #1, a 42-year-old male, electrician with Qwest Electric LLC., was in a scissor lift, installing fuses in a 480-volt, 200-amp buss plug. The buss plug was installed on a 3,000-amp buss duct, to feed a new air handler installation. A phase-to-phase short occurred in the buss plug, creating an arc flash. Employee #1 was hospitalized for unspecified burn injuries received during the arc flash.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, EXPLOSION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		New project or new addition		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	317336675			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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