Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130566.015 - Employee suffers electric shocks and burns from arc flash

Accident Summary Nr: 130566.015 -- Report ID: 0419700 -- Event Date: 10/19/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1498793.015	10/21/2020		237130	The L.E. Myers Co.

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on October 19, 2020, Employee #1 was working for an electrical contractor. Employee #1 was removing sections of a fallen static transmission wire. The static wire contacted an energized phase wire causing an arc flash. Employee #1 suffered electrical shock and burns. Employee #1 was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Shock, Electrical, Electrical Wire, Electrostatic, Energized, Explosion, Shock, Static Electricity, Transformer

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1498793.015	62	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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