Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201074655 - Employee'S Hands And Fingers Burned In Electrical Arc Flash
Accident: 201074655 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 01/06/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312681331 | 02/02/2010 | 1731 | Baker Electric Inc. | ||||
At approximately 1:45 p.m. on January 6, 2010, Employee #1 was installing new meters on a multiple paneled electrical cabinet that was energized around the area that he was working on. He was not wearing approved insulated electrical gloves. He was using a volt meter measuring the continuity of two wires connected to a new replacement meter when an arc flash occurred. He sustained second degree burns to his left fingers and both hands. Employee #1 was hospitalized. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, electric arc, ppe, finger, glove, electrician, hand
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End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
Other building | Alteration or rehabilitation | Under $50,000 | |||||
Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 312681331 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electricians |