Inspection Detail

Inspection: 1478909.015 - Evergy Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Wichita Area Office

Investigation Summary

At 7:30 p.m. on June 7, 2020, an employee was working for an investor-owned electric power utility. The firm generated and distributed electric power. He and a coworker were performing electric utility work. They were working on a pad mount transformer. The coworker told the employee that the equipment was deenergized. The employee stooped to identify the line number on a tag. He lost his balance and fell forward. He came into contact with energized parts. An arc flash ensued. The employee suffered electrical burns to his left hand and arm. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, E GI IV (no lockout), Elec Utility Work, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Cabinet, Electrical Work, Energized, Fall, Fall On Same Level, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Struck Against, Transformer, Utility