Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202597753 - Employee Receives Flash Burns While Working on Panel

Accident Summary Nr: 202597753 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 06/03/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310607239	06/11/2009	1731	238210	Gome Electric Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on June 3, 2009, an employee was drilling a knockout hole for a 2-inch conduit by using a cordless electric drill on an electric panel to install power supply, 480 Volts, for a band saw. While drilling a hole, a ground bushing for an existing pipe came loose due to vibrations and hit one of the bus bars which caused an explosion and an arc. The employee received second and third degree flash burns on his face, hands, arms and lower legs which required skin grafting and hospitalization for two weeks.

Keywords: BURN, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ARM, FACE, HAND, LEG

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Other building		Other		Under $50,000

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	310607239			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Electric shock, other and unknown cause

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