Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202463758 - Employee burned in electrical flash fire

Accident Summary Nr: 202463758 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 08/23/2006
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310193958	08/31/2006	1731	238210	Aaa Electrical & Communications Inc

Abstract: At approximately 7:00 a.m. on August 23, 2006, Employee #1, an electrician/service technician, was working alone while servicing a three-phase, 120-/208-volt electrical meter panel. He was disconnecting conductors from the generator and hooking them up to the main electric supply when his Allen wrench contacted a phase (bus bar) and meter base. This caused a short that resulted in a flash fire. Employee #1 sustained burns and was transported to Grossman Burn Center, where he remained hospitalized for about nine days. Subsequent investigation determined that the electrical panel was not effectively protected from unexpected or inadvertent energizing. The employer was cited for a violation of T8CCR 2320.4(a)(2).

Keywords: BURN, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, FIRE, STRUCK AGAINST, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310193958			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Temporary work (buildings, facilities) Fatality Cause: Electrocution by touching exposed wire/source

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