Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202444832 - Employee burned in electrical explosion and fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202444832 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/25/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307461525	10/19/2006	1731	238210	W A T G Group

Abstract: At approximately 5:30 a.m. on September 25, 2006, Employee #1 was working on an energized electrical panel to remove circuit breaker boxes from a Siemens Power Board, 480/277 volts, 600 amp. He had taken off the front panel cover, exposing three-phase busbars, but the lower section of the cover was not removed. Somehow the lower section of the cover shorted out the busbars and caused an explosion and a flash. Employee #1 suffered flash burns on his arms, hands, and left leg. He was transported to the hospital, where he underwent surgery and was treated for ten days.

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ARM, ELECTRICAL FAULT

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307461525			Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians

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