Inspection Detail

Inspection: 15044639 - Publishers Paper Co

Inspection Information - Office: Or-E-Salem 1054100

Inspection Nr: 15044639

Report ID: 1054113

Date Opened: 06/05/1984

Site Address:
Publishers Paper Co
South End Of Wynoosky Ave
Newberg, OR 97132

Mailing Address:
Po Box 70, Newberg, OR 97132

Union Status: Union

SIC:2621

NAICS: 0

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 06/05/1984

Planning Guide: Safety-Manufacturing

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 06/22/1984

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 14569545

Event: 06/05/1984

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN MOTOR CONTROL CENTER

An employee at a paper mill was replacing a fuse in a type W Westinghouse SEZE 1 combination motor controller/starter located in the plant's motor control center. Before opening the starter, the employee had opened an external switch. However, he did not know that the switch had malfunctioned and had not deenergized the circuit. When he was replacing a 20-ampere fuse, the employee caused an electrical fault on two phases of the 480-volt, three-phase circuit with the screwdriver he was using. (Because of the design of the starter, it was impossible for him to use his nonconductive fuse puller.) The ensuing electric arc burned the employee. He was hospitalized with first- and second-degree burns on his face, neck, and hands.

Keywords: BURN, FUSE, ELECTRIC ARC, E GI IV, ELECTRICAL, ELECTRICAL WORK, LOCKOUT, ELECTRICAL CABINET, ELECTRICAL FAULT

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	15044639			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Accountants and auditors

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