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Accident: 107343.015 - Employee Sustains Burns From Arc Flash
Accident: 107343.015 -- Report ID: 0420600 -- Event Date: 07/05/2018 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 1329981.015 | 07/12/2018 | Titan Electric Southeast, Llc | |||||
| At 11:00 a.m. on July 5, 2018, Employee #1, employed by an electrical services company, was engaged in electrical installation work for a new building. A forklift was carrying a disconnect, and the employee was aligning the disconnect to the bus plug. The forklift shifted, and the disconnect slid against the bus plug, which shorted and produced an arc flash. Employee #1 was burned in the arc flash. Emergency services transported him to the hospital, where he was admitted and treated for burns to his neck, abdomen, left arm, and left hand. | |||||||
Keywords:
abdomen, neck, powered industrial vehicle, hand, equipment failure, electrician, electrical work, electric arc, arm, burn, busbar, construction, aerial lift, forklift
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Other building | New project or new addition | 1 | |||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 1329981.015 | 58 | M | Hospitalized injury | Electric Shock | Electricians | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: FatCause: Drown, non-lethal fall |