Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202567053 - Electrician Contacts Energized Parts and Is Burned

Accident Summary Nr: 202567053 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 08/27/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312508732	08/27/2008	1731	238210	J B Moore Electrical Contractor Inc

Abstract: On August 8, 2008, Employee #1, an electrician, was performing a routine task in a motor control vault and opened the first cabinet on the right. Employee #1 applied a lockout/tagout procedure to the first cabinet and then opened a second vault cabinet. Employee #1 came in contact with energized components and suffered second degree burns over 19 percent of his body. An investigation revealed that the components in the second vault cabinet were not protected by the lockout procedure that was performed on the first cabinet. Employee #1 was an experienced but unlicensed electrician with J. B. Moore Electrical.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL VAULT, ELECTRICIAN, LOCKOUT, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC SHOCK, ELEC EQUIPMENT--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		New project or new addition		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312508732			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electricians

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