Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170166987 - BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN TEST INSTRUMENT

Accident Summary Nr: 170166987 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 07/03/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111978946	07/15/1991	4931	0	Southern California Edison

Abstract: A power line worker was working in an underground vault, checking one conductor on a 12-kilovolt, 600-ampere, three-phase circuit to determine if his test equipment was operating properly. A small amount of water trapped on the protective cover of the test equipment caused an electrical fault. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized for about 2 weeks with second- and third-degree burns on his hands and face.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, POWER LINE WORKER, TEST EQUIPMENT, E PTD, UNDRGRD INSTALLATION, ELEC UTILITY WORK, ELECTRICAL FAULT, WATER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111978946			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians

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