Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202356291 - Employee burned in two separate electric arc blasts

Accident Summary Nr: 202356291 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 04/15/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308285741	04/15/2005	1731	238210	A D Z Electrical Services, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 7:30 a.m. on April 15, 2005, Employee #1, a master electrician in the state of Maryland, was subcontracted by a Calico Corners store to install a switch that would make it possible to turn the store's lighting on or off without the use of breakers. A short circuit in the main disconnect caused an electric arc, and he suffered second-degree burns on his right elbow. At approximately 8:30 a.m. on the same day, Employee #1 sustained second- and third-degree burns from wrist to elbow on his left arm from a second arc that was caused by another short circuit in the main disconnect. The extent of his injuries required that he be hospitalized. Employee #1 failed to lock out the equipment before beginning work, and still had not locked it out after the first accident.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308285741			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical and electronic technicians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing plumbing, lighting fixtures Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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