Inspection Detail

Inspection: 102096773 - Zions Securities Corp

Inspection Information - Office: Utah Division Of Occupational Safety And Health

Inspection Nr: 102096773

Report ID: 0854910

Date Opened: 01/07/1987

Site Address:
Zions Securities Corp
135 Social Hall Avenue
Salt Lake City, UT 84111

Mailing Address:
55 South State Street, Slc, UT 84111

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:1731

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: Y

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 01/07/1987

Planning Guide: Safety-Construction

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 09/16/1987

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	360111223

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 691931

Event: 01/07/1987

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN METER BASE

An apprentice electrician was installing an A-frame electrical meter. The base had been installed several years earlier. The meter base was not connected to a load, it but was still energized. As he was replacing the busbar jumpers in the meter base, an electrical fault occurred. The ensuing electric arc burned the employee on his hands and face. He was hospitalized for his injuries. According to the electric utility company, the fault occurred because the original wiring into the base was not installed correctly. The 480-volt, three-phase supply was running between two sides of one set of busbars in the meter base and thus more susceptible to faulting. In fact, the utility no longer used this type of meter base because they had experienced problems with it.

Keywords: BURN, E GI II, ELEC PROTECT EQUIP, ELECTRIC ARC, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICIAN, ELECTRICAL WORK, ELECTRIC METER, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	102096773			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices

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