Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 956367 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN MOTOR CONTROL CENTER

Accident Summary Nr: 956367 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 07/02/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119753069	07/09/1992	2063	0	Spreckles Sugar Co., Inc.

Abstract: An electrician was pulling conductors to a motor controller in a motor control center. As he was moving conductors in a wireway inside the cabinet, a grounding conductor contacted an energized bus behind a partition. The current from the electrical fault melted the grounding conductor, and molten copper landed on the employee's wrist and hand. The electrician sustained deep and severe burns and was hospitalized for his injuries.

Keywords: BURN, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, MOLTEN METAL, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119753069			Hospitalized injury	Other	Electricians

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