Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202449666 - Flash Arc Burns Electrician

Accident Summary Nr: 202449666 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/12/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310604574	10/10/2008	1731	238210	Pouk & Steinle Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on September 12, 2008, a worker was cutting a hole in a plastic electrical splice box (12-kV, 3-phase underground power lines) using a reciprocating saw (Milwaukee 6515-20 Sawzall 18-Volt Ni-Cad Cordless Reciprocating Saw, S.N. 971G604390458). As the worker was cutting the hole, so that he could insert the end of a conduit, he struck the energized high-voltage line cable which caused a flash explosion. He received flash burns on his left arm, hand and face, which required hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ARM, ELECTRICAL BOX, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Highway, road, street		Maintenance or repair		$500,000 to $1,000,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310604574			Hospitalized injury	Other	Construction trades, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing underground plumbing conduit Fatality Cause: Other

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