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Accident Summary Nr: 79459.015 - Employee is Burned and Killed by Arc Flash While Aligning Ne

Accident Summary Nr: 79459.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 09/09/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1091003.015	09/09/2015		238210	Ellsworth Electric, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:39 a.m. on September 9, 2015, an employee was aligning a new 750 volt transformer on a concrete pad. The employee was leaning against an existing 480 volt 3 phase metal cabinet using it as leverage to push the new transformer into place. While pushing on the outside of the existing metal cabinet, the employee reduced the distance between the cabinet and the bus bar causing an arc flash. The employee received burns to 60% of his upper body and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Arc, Electrical, Transformer

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerplant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$1,000,000 to $5,000,000	1		X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1091003.015	54	M	Fatality		Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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