Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 579367 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN FUSE BOX

Accident Summary Nr: 579367 -- Report ID: 0524200 -- Event Date: 04/28/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102535150	05/01/1995	1731	0	Sigma Electric, Inc.
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
102535168	05/01/1995	1542	0	International Components Corporation

Abstract: An electrician for an electrical contractor left a warehouse area, where he had been working with two other electricians. He then entered a main electrical room. He apparently opened a fuse box, and an electrical fault occurred (the cause of the fault was not determined). The ensuing electric arc burned the employee over 50 percent of his body from the waist up. He was airlifted to a burn center, where he was hospitalized in critical condition.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL FAULT, BURN, CLOTHING, E GI II, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL BOX

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102535150			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians
2	102535168					Occupation Not Listed

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