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Accident: 202455960 - Employee Is Burned By Arc Flash
Accident: 202455960 -- Report ID: 0950642 -- Event Date: 01/27/2010 | |||||||
| Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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| 313380412 | 02/02/2010 | 1731 | Josephs Electric Service | ||||
| At approximately 8:00 a.m. on January 27, 2010, Employee #1, an electrician and the sole owner of an electrical and air conditioning service contractor, was replacing a circuit breaker to restore power to a transformer. He had performed this type of work on numerous occasions and did not believe that it was necessary to turn off the electrical power to the circuit breaker. Employee #1 removed the cover of the electrical panel containing the circuit breaker to be replaced. A piece of metal approximately six in. long fell into the energized electrical panel, causing a short circuit. An arc flash occurred and Employee #1's long sleeve cotton shirt ignited. Coworkers heard the explosion and came to his aid, but they did not witness the accident. He was hospitalized at Los Angeles County/ USC Medical Center for second- and third-degree burns to his arms, hands, chest and face, which required numerous skin grafts. | |||||||
Keywords:
burn, chest, clothing, installing, electrician, lockout, circuit breaker, electric shock, electrical cabinet, face
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| End Use | Proj Type | Proj Cost | Stories | NonBldgHt | Fatality | ||
| Commercial building | Maintenance or repair | Under $50,000 | 1 | ||||
| Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | Construction |
| 1 | 313380412 | Hospitalized injury | Burn/Scald(Heat) | Electricians | FallDist: FallHt: Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work FatCause: Fire/explosion |
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