Inspection Detail

Inspection: 2422871 - Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Inspection Information - Office: Toledo Area Office

Investigation Summary

TWO ELECTRICIANS WORKING AT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY'S GENERATING PLANT WERE TOLD TO WORK ON ENERGIZED ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED THAT THE EQUIPMENT WAS, IN FACT, ENERGIZED, WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED IN THE PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED IN PLACING THE EQUIPMENT IN A CONTROLLED SAFE STATE. THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN WORKING ON THE EQUIPMENT WHILE IT WAS STILL ENERGIZED. THE EQUIPMENT SHORTED OUT, AND THE RESULTING ELECTRIC ARC BURNED THE TWO WORKERS ON THE FACE AND HANDS. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES. A THIRD EMPLOYEE, WHO WORKED FOR A CONSULTING FIRM, WAS ALSO BURNED.

Keywords: ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, PPE, BURN, ELECTRICIAN, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL FAULT, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, E PTD