Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201498326 - Electrician Burned and Knocked Unconscious in Arc Blast

Accident Summary Nr: 201498326 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/04/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316725308	09/17/2013	1799	238990	Franzen-Hill Corp

Abstract: On May 4, 2013, Employee #1, a 61-year-old male of Franzen-Hill Corporation based in Tulare, was working on a powered electrical panel. Employee #1 dropped a panel screw and bent down to retrieve it when his temple caused an arc from a relay. Employee #1 received an electrical burn and was knocked unconscious from the discharge. Employee #1 was transported to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia for observation.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, UNCONSCIOUSNESS, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRICAL BOX

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	316725308			Hospitalized injury	Electric Shock	Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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