Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 300805587 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Accident Summary Nr: 300805587 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 01/24/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300805587	01/28/1997	3365	0	Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.

Abstract: An employee was turning on the lights in a bay at an aluminum plant. When he closed the switch, which was located in a panelboard, an electrical fault occurred. The employee was burned by the ensuing electric arc. He was treated at a local hospital and released 2 hours later.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRIC SWITCH, E GI VII, PANELBOARD, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300805587			Non Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Laborers, except construction

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