Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1482268.015 - Area Energy & Electric, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1482268.015

Report ID: 0524700

Date Opened: 07/07/2020

Site Address:
Area Energy & Electric, Inc.
2350 Campbell Rd.
Sidney, OH 45365

Mailing Address:
2001 Commerce Drive, Sidney, OH 45365

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 238210/Electrical Contractors

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/07/2020

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/21/2020

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1612387	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 127546.015

Event: 06/27/2020

Employee suffers burns from arc flash

At 7:30 a.m. on June 27, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was installing wire for a new bus bar breaker. Employee #1 was installing a 480 Volt breaker into a switch gear as the last part of the job. Employee #1, shut off a disconnect to begin work. The lights went out, so Employee #1 assumed the correct circuit was deenergized. Employee #1 began to pull the ground wires through the panel, when he dropped one that fell across a live 2,000-amp bus bar contacting all three phases resulting in an arc flash. Employee #1 suffered second degree burns on his face and arms, leading to hospitalization.

Keywords: Arm, Burn, Busbar, Circuit Breaker, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical, Electrical Burn, Electrical Wire, Electrician, Energized, Face, Ground, Head, High Voltage, Installing, Lighting, Switchgear

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1482268.015	31	M	Hospitalized injury

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