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Accident Summary Nr: 99785.015 - Employee is working in an electrical cabinet and caught in a

Accident Summary Nr: 99785.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 10/05/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1269843.015	10/11/2017		331315	Wise Alloys Llc

Abstract: At 10:20 a.m. on October 5, 2017, an employee was working the 480 volt Cast House Unit 4 Converter Electrical Cabinet. The load side of the cabinet was locked out by other workers and the employee made contact with the line side of the cabinet which was still energized and exposed. The employee was struck by an arc flash and received burns to both hands, the right side of his face, and ear. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Electrical, Electrical Cabinet, Explosion, Heat

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1269843.015	50	M	Hospitalized injury		Electricians

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