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Accident Summary Nr: 76756.015 - Employee Receives Several Flash Burns When Pulling Cable Fro

Accident Summary Nr: 76756.015 -- Report ID: 0625700 -- Event Date: 05/07/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1062811.015	05/12/2015		322224	Kpaq Industries, Llc

Abstract: At 10:30 p.m. on May 7, 2015, an employee was in the process of reconnecting the electricity to the mill. City power had already been installed in the electrical plant and the generator had been disconnected and turned off. The employee was disconnecting the cable from the breaker box when it arc-flashed as it made contact with the live components inside the breaker box, causing several flash burns to his hands, arms, chest, neck, face, and ears. The employee was admitted to the Hospital's Burn Unit for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Chest, Circuit Breaker, Ear, Electric Cable, Face, Fire, Hand, Neck

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1062811.015	33	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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