Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202648101 - Employee Is Injured from Electric Shock

Accident Summary Nr: 202648101 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/10/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313515165	12/21/2011	3085	326160	California Custom Bottles Inc

Abstract: At approximately 8:35 a.m. on December 10, 2011, Employee #1, an employee of California Custom Bottles Inc., was using a handheld power drill to switch out an electrical breaker on an energized electrical system. Employee #1 should have deenergized the electrical system before beginning the work. Employee #1 was drilling through the mounting bracket on the bus to enlarge the holes. Employee #1 made contact with the energized 480 volt bus and sustained third degree burns to his left hand and second degree burns to his face. Employee #1 was transported to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center and was hospitalized.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELECTRIC SHOCK, HAND TOOL, ELECTRIC DRILL, FACE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313515165			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Laborers, except construction

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