Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 676833 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL CABINET

Accident Summary Nr: 676833 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 05/24/1990
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
108224288	05/24/1990	1731	0	Electrical Construction Company

Abstract: Two electricians were routing conductors behind the vertical busbars of a large floor-mounted, high-ampacity circuit breaker cabinet. As of them fed a grounding conductor to his coworker, the conductor slipped and contacted one of the 277-volt busbars, which had not been deenergized. A phase-to-phase electrical fault occurred, and the ensuing electric arc burned both employees. One of the injured employees was able to use a portable telephone to call for assistance under his employer's emergency plan. The employees were hospitalized at a burn center.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	108224288			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
2	108224288			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.

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