Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201612926 - Employee burned by arc flash in servicing circuit breaker

Accident Summary Nr: 201612926 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 07/07/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
308458884	07/11/2005	1731	238210	Nice Electric Company

Abstract: At approximately 2:00 p.m. on July 7, 2005, Employee #1 was replacing portions of a panel cover. The work entailed removing the cover panel of a 277/480-volt live main service to inspect the breaker attachment configuration and then replacing the existing 100-amp breaker with a new 200-amp breaker. While he was working, there was an arc flash. Employee #1 sustained burns, for which he required hospitalization.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, CONSTRUCTION, ELECTRICAL WORK, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Manufacturing plant		Alteration or rehabilitation		$250,000 to $500,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	308458884			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Other

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