Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94889.015 - Employee contacts energized cabinet and receives electric sh

Accident Summary Nr: 94889.015 -- Report ID: 0419400 -- Event Date: 04/12/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226365.015	04/18/2017		221122	Tennessee Valley Authority

Abstract: At 9:15 a.m. on April 12, 2017, an employee was on a breaker control cabinet to wire a terminal block inside. The cabinet was energized during work, which he inadvertently came into contact with after bumping his head on a bolt and falling forward. He struck the cabinets 240 Volt AC knife switch and received and electric shock. The employee was hospitalized and treated for electrical burns to his neck, right thumb, and index finger, as well as a lacerated head and nerve damage in his right arm.

Keywords: Burn, Elec Circ Part--Misc, Electric Shock, Electrical, Heat, Lockout/Tagout

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		New project or new addition			0	4

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1226365.015	61	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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