Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202539011 - Electrician Is Burned by Arc Flash at Electric Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 202539011 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/21/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126198167	05/22/2008	1731	238210	Sasco

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 PM, on May 21, 2008, Employee #1, an electrician/foreman with Sasco, was sitting near an energized 480V electrical panel located on an underground level of a building under construction. He had just used a Makita 18V cordless drill to remove the bolts from the cover of the panel. When a screwdriver fell into the switchgear, an arc flash occurred, destroying the panel and charring the area nearby. Employee #1 was transported to California Hospital and then transferred the same day to a burn unit at USC Medical Center for treatment of first- and second-degree burns to his face, hands and arms.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICIAN, CONSTRUCTION, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ARM, HAND TOOL, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		New project or new addition		$20,000,000 and over	55	500

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	126198167			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Fire/explosion

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