Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95390.015 - Employee contacts energized cable and is injured

Accident Summary Nr: 95390.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 05/01/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1231222.015	05/02/2017		339112	Penumbra, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:03 a.m. on May 1, 2017, the independent contractor/owner was standing on the third step of a 6 feet fiberglass stepladder and pulling non-energized cables through a conduit. Prior to the accident, he had removed the cover of a section of the switchgear/electrical panel. As he was pulling the cables, one of the energized phase terminals inside the opened section of the switchgear made contact with another energized phase. The resultant of these terminal contacts caused an arc/spark flash. The employee referred as IC #1 sustained blisters/burn of the face and right forearm.

Keywords: Electrical, Flashback, Shock

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1231222.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic engineers

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