Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202494084 - Employee's Arm and Hands Are Burned by Electric Arc

Accident Summary Nr: 202494084 -- Report ID: 0215000 -- Event Date: 01/14/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314088006	01/14/2010	7349	561790	American Electrical Testing Co., Inc.

Abstract: Employee # 1, a lead electrical testing technician, was engaged in inspection, cleaning, and lubrication of three-phase switch gear at 4,160 volts. The technician, who was not wearing personal protective equipment, was working in a cabinet from which a circuit breaker had been removed. Part of the circuitry was apparently de-energized and not locked out or tagged out, and another part was energized. An electric arc occurred, resulting in Employee #1 receiving third degree burns to the left hand and first degree burns to the right forearm. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and admitted.

Keywords: BURN, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, CIRCUIT BREAKER, ARM, SWITCHGEAR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314088006			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electrical and electronic technicians

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