Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202467866 - Employee Is Burned in Electrical Arc Flash

Accident Summary Nr: 202467866 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 04/16/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312431265	04/16/2009	1731	238210	Braaten Electric, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 was installing an energy management device, Xedia Technologies, Model Number XPS400, 480 volt. The device was to be attached to a blank 100 amp breaking in the main breaker panel in the back of the store. Employee #1 and a factory representative installed the device to the 100 amp breaker. In the two slots above the 100 amp breaker was a 200 amp breaker and a 225 amp breaker. Employee #1 made the connections of the device to the 100 amp breaker and stepped to the right side of the panel to reenergize the breaker. He did not replace the breaker panel cover. When he moved the breaker switch to the on position, an electrical flash occurred from the 200 and 225 amp breakers. Employee #1 received third degree flash burns to his left hand, left arm, face, scalp, neck and ears and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, SCALP, ELECTRICIAN, EAR, NECK, ARM, FACE, HAND

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

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	312431265			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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