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Accident Summary Nr: 99438.015 - Employee sustains burns, fractures, and electric shock from

Accident Summary Nr: 99438.015 -- Report ID: 0317500 -- Event Date: 09/28/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1267519.015	10/02/2017		335311	Pennsylvania Transformer Technology, Inc.

Abstract: At 3:10 p.m. on September 28, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were testing an 8714 transformer in Building 47. This testing included performing both ratio and resistance testing. The employees has just finished ratio testing and were transitioning to resistance testing. Employee #1 climbed inside the transformer to remove the leads from the bushings and replace them with leads used for the resistance testing. The employee made contact with the conductors that had an estimated charge of 2,000 volts and fell. Employee #1 suffered severe burns to the side of his body and hand, and sustained fractured bones from the fall. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Conductor, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Testing, Fall, Hand, Struck Against, Transformer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1267519.015	53	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic equipment assemblers

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