Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 38696.015 - Employee contacts energized switchgear and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 38696.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 01/22/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
839503.015	01/22/2013		238210	Eaton Corporation

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on January 22, 2013, an employee was performing upgrades to a campus electrical distribution switchgear. The employee was working with phase voltage that measured 4,160 volts AC from phase and 23,000 volts AC from phase to ground. Using a utility knife, the employee was installing bus extensions when he was electrocuted by the 4kv switchgear due to the lack of de-energizing the proper breaker.

Keywords: Electrical, Electrocuted, Voltage Backfeed

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	839503.015	59	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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