Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 304413826 - Employee burned when wrench strikes energized busbar

Accident Summary Nr: 304413826 -- Report ID: 0854910 -- Event Date: 12/10/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
304413826	12/10/2001	1731	0	Encompass Electrical Tech

Abstract: On December 10, 2001, Employee #1, an electrician, was working on the main entrance electrical panel. He was using a wrench to tighten a bolt when it struck a 480-volt buss, resulting in an electric arc and flash. Employee #1 suffered serious burns to his hands, arms, and upper body, for which he was hospitalized. He was working alone, which was against company rules, and he had not informed anyone that he was going to work on the panel. He was also using an uninsulated hand tool while working on an energized electrical panel.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, INSULATED TOOL, WORK RULES, ELECTRICIAN, BUSBAR, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ARM, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	304413826			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electronic repairers, communica. & indus. equip.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electrocution from equipment installation/tool use

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