Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202360251 - Employee burned in electrical explosion

Accident Summary Nr: 202360251 -- Report ID: 0352450 -- Event Date: 08/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310302229	08/23/2006	1711	238220	John J. Kirlin, Inc.

Abstract: On August 23, 2006, Employee #1, an apprentice, and a coworker were helping a lead mechanic, who was acting as the foreman, change out a compressor on a commercial 480-volt refrigeration unit. While the foreman pulled four fuses from the electrical panel on the refrigeration unit to isolate the power, Employee #1 verified that he was pulling the correct ones. Employee #1 noticed that the foreman had pulled the incorrect fuses and informed him so; the foreman then gave Employee #1 the fuse puller and instructed him to pull the fuses. Employee #1 was pulling on a fuse when it and the other components in the electrical panel exploded. Employee #1 suffered second-degree burns to his face and underwent surgery to treat second- and third-degree burns on his hands.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL FAULT, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	3	30

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310302229			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Plumber, pipefitter and steamfiter apprentices	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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