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Accident: 101309.015 - Two Employees Receive Burns From An Electrical Arc Flash

Accident: 101309.015 -- Report ID: 0953210 -- Event Date: 09/14/2017
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1265118.01509/14/2017Ebara International Corporation
At 8:15 a.m. on September 14, 2017, two employees were looking into the back of an electrical cabinet at an ABB SACE E3S 32 690 volt, 2000 amp circuit breaker a nd were looking in the back of the cabinet when an arc flash occurred. Both empl oyees suffered burns and were hospitalized.
Keywords: burn, circuit breaker, electric arc, electrical cabinet
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 1265118.015 36 M Non Hospitalized injury Technicians, n.e.c.
2 1265118.015 46 M Non Hospitalized injury Supervisors; electricians & power transm. install.
3 1265118.015 32 M Hospitalized injury Equipment Operator: Skidsteer/Bobcat
4 1265118.015 32 M Hospitalized injury Technicians, n.e.c.

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