Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1478940.015 - Total Equipment Company

Inspection Information - Office: Columbus Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1478940.015

Report ID: 0522500

Date Opened: 06/16/2020

Site Address:
Total Equipment Company
1500 Commerical Ave
Mingo Junction, OH 43938

Mailing Address:
400 Fifth Avenue, Coraopolis, PA 15108

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 811310/Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/19/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 08/10/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1603979	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 126988.015

Event: 06/10/2020

Employee suffers burns to hands and arms from arc flash

At 10:30 a.m. on June 10, 2020, an employee was performing preventative maintenance on a compressor. The employee was to check the voltage of the compressor motor while it was loaded (producing air) and unloaded (idle). The employee finished the loaded reading and placed the probes for the unloaded reading, when the arc flash occurred. The employee was flown to a nearby hospital, where he was treated for second and third degree burns to the hands and arms. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Compressor, Electric Arc Flash, Hand, Maintenance

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1478940.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Occupation Not Listed

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