Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95871.015 - Two employees were injured in an arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 95871.015 -- Report ID: 0551701 -- Event Date: 05/15/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1235450.015	05/23/2017		485111	Chicago Transit Authority -Clybourn Red Line Station

Abstract: At 8:45 p.m. on May 15, 2017, Employee #1, a flagman, and Employee # 2, a contractor, were working to dislodge a portable track trip from underneath the southbound running rail, approximately 200 feet north of the Red Line North & Clybourn Station. The portable track trip was knocked loose using the base of another portable track trip. When dislodged, the track trip made contact with the third rail, resulting in an arc flash. Employee #1 and Employee # 2 were hospitalized and treated for injuries to their head and face.

Keywords: Electrical, Explosion, Fall, Fire, Flashback, Heat

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1235450.015	27	M	Hospitalized injury		Flagman

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