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Accident: 200962322 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Circuit Breaker

Accident: 200962322 -- Report ID: 0352460 -- Event Date: 09/08/1998
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30227359409/08/19984911Potomac Electric Power Company
A fuel and ash technician was in a coal yard breaker house working on an ITE K600 480-volt, 300-ampere circuit breaker. As the employee was racking the circuit breaker back in, an electrical fault occurred. He sustained second- and third-degree burns to his right arm, shoulders, back, neck, and face. He was hospitalized for his injuries. His employer required a switching jacket, ultra-violet-rated face shield, gloves with leather protectors, and rubber insulating sleeves. However, the employee was not wearing the proper personal protective equipment.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, electrical, ppe, e ptd, circuit breaker, elec utility work, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 302273594 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Miscellaneous plant and system operators

Accident: 170764021 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Electrical Cabinet

Accident: 170764021 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 10/27/1997
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12550873911/03/19974911P G & E
An electrician with more than 30 years experience was placing an electric meter into a deenergized plug as part of the installation of a new service at a warehouse. He was standing in front of a large 480-volt service cabinet. Apparently, an electrical fault occurred in the service cabinet. (The cause of the fault was not determined.) The electrician was burned by the ensuing electric arc. He was treated for first- and second-degree burns on the left side of his face and neck near his ear.
Keywords: burn, electric arc, electrical, electrician, electric meter, e ptd, elec utility work, electrical cabinet, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 125508739 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Electricians

Accident: 170631469 - Burn - Electrical Fault On Overhead Power Line

Accident: 170631469 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 04/18/1994
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11977902306/06/19944939La City Dwp
A power line worker for a municipal utility was on a utility pole, crimping a connector on a No. 6 AWG conductor. An electrical fault occurred; and the employee, who was not wearing safety glasses, was burned as a result of the ensuing electric arc. He was hospitalized at a burn center with first- and second-degree burns to his face, shoulder, and neck.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, overhead power line, electrical, power line worker, e ptd, elec utility work, electrical fault, utility pole
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 119779023 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Electrical power installers and repairers

Accident: 170738165 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Transformer

Accident: 170738165 -- Report ID: 0950644 -- Event Date: 04/05/1994
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
12026376904/07/19944931Southern California Edison
Two power line workers were disconnecting cables from an underground transformer. The transformer was in a concrete vault, 1.2 meters (4 feet) below street level. The employees were standing over the transformer, and one of them was using a live-line tool to remove the cables. An electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employees. Each worker sustained burns on his hands and face. One of them was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: burn, electric arc, electrical, power line worker, e ptd, undrgrd installation, elec utility work, electrical fault, transformer
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 120263769 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Electrical power installers and repairers
2 120263769 Non Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Electrical power installers and repairers

Accident: 170611057 - Burn - Electrical Fault On Overhead Line

Accident: 170611057 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 05/10/1993
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11998737806/04/19931623Irby Construction
A power line crew was working from an aerial lift on an overhead power line. The two-person crew had placed an extension arm on the crossarm on a utility pole and was preparing to remove the rubber insulating equipment from the conductors. One of the power line workers was tying off a conductor that had been placed on the extension arm when the end of the crossarm broke, allowing the extension arm to swing down and come to rest against another crew's aerial lift bucket. While the extension arm was falling, two of the phase conductors on the power line faulted. The ensuing electric arc ignited the shirt of the power line worker who had been tying off the conductor. His coworker lowered the aerial lift bucket, and the injured employee was removed. Emergency medical services arrived in 5 to 10 minutes and transported him to a hospital. The employee was later airlifted to a regional burn center, where he was hospitalized for treatment of burns to his face, neck, and chest.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, overhead power line, electrical, power line worker, crossarm, e ptd, elec utility work, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 119987378 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Electrical power installers and repairers

Accident: 170097497 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Motor Control Center

Accident: 170097497 -- Report ID: 1055360 -- Event Date: 03/08/1992
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11121257703/10/19924911Washington Public Power Supply System
An electric utility employee was using a paintbrush to dust a motor control center. The 50-millimeter-wide paintbrush had a metal band binding the bristles to its handle. To perform this job, the employee had opened the circuit breaker to the motor; however, the line side of the breaker was still energized. The opening between the line side of the circuit breaker and the grounded frame was about 38 millimeters wide. When the employee put the brush into this opening to dust inside, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc and fire burned the employee's right hand, arm, and shoulder, and his face, back, and head. The burns ranged from first degree to third degree. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, e gi iii, electrical, fire, circuit breaker, elec utility work, electrical cabinet, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 111212577 Hospitalized injury Burn/Scald(Heat) Occupation not reported

Accident: 14225569 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Substation

Accident: 14225569 -- Report ID: 0355114 -- Event Date: 02/26/1992
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
11239292302/26/19921623Virginia Power
Two employees were installing a pedestal insulator onto a steel structure in a substation. An electrical fault occurred, and the resultant electric arc burned both employees. One of the employees, who received flash burns to his face, was treated at a hospital and released. The other employee sustained second- and third-degree burns over 18 percent of his body, including his face, chest, and right arm. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, electrical, power line worker, insulator, e ptd, substation, elec utility work, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 112392923 Hospitalized injury Other Electrical power installers and repairers
2 112392923 Non Hospitalized injury Other Electrical power installers and repairers

Accident: 170054258 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Knife Switch

Accident: 170054258 -- Report ID: 0453710 -- Event Date: 02/11/1992
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
1855471702/14/19921623City Of Monroe Electrical Department
A power line worker was assigned to replace a knife switch at a substation. He was to unbolt the switch after a coworker removed the energized leads to the switch to deenergize it. To perform this task, the power line worker had exchanged a hand ratchet wrench for a hydraulic impact wrench. This reduced the approach distance between the switch and the tower to less than 25 millimeters. The power line worker started to remove the switch before it was completely deenergized. As the power line worker was unbolting the switch, the impact wrench contacted the tower, and an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the power line worker. He sustained first-, second-, and third-degree burns above his waist, including burns to his head and hands. He was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, electrical, electric switch, power line worker, e ptd, substation, elec utility work, electrical fault
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 18554717 Hospitalized injury Burn(Chemical) Electrical power installers and repairers

Accident: 170071138 - Burn - Electrical Fault In Switchgear

Accident: 170071138 -- Report ID: 0352440 -- Event Date: 11/20/1991
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
10445955711/20/19914911Baltimore Gas And Electric Company
A power line worker was assigned by his supervisor to go to a jobsite to work on an electric switchgear. He was trying to identify conductors running from the switchgear to a pit where his crew leader was working. The crew leader instructed the power line worker to go to another compartment in the switchgear and set up an I.P.D. tester to check another set of conductors. An electric arc occurred (the cause of which was not reported). The power line worker was burned on his right arm, his chest, and his face. He was transported by helicopter to a burn center, where he was hospitalized for his injuries.
Keywords: burn, clothing, electric arc, electrical, power line worker, e ptd, elec utility work, electrical fault, switchgear
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 104459557 Hospitalized injury Electric Shock Electrical power installers and repairers

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