Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 689968 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Summary Nr: 689968 -- Report ID: 0552700 -- Event Date: 10/15/1985
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
2917391	11/27/1985	5153	0	Farmers Coop Elevator Company Of Buffalo Lake

Abstract: A supervisory housekeeping employee was in an electrical room at a grain elevator, vacuuming dust from within electrical boxes. The circuits were deenergized, but the buses were apparently still energized. The metal nozzle of his vacuum slid back into the box and contacted the bus. This caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee's face. He was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, CLOTHING, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, BUSBAR, ELECTRICAL BOX, ELECTRICAL FAULT, HOUSEKEEPING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	2917391			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Supervisors; handlers,equip-cleaners,laborers nec

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