Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201504834 - Employee burned when lines spark during fuse installation

Accident Summary Nr: 201504834 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/04/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
307333930	06/08/2004	1731	238210	Rite Electric

Abstract: At approximately 3:41 p.m. on June 4, 2004, Employee #1 was installing a fuse on an energized, 480-volt, Zinsco Underwriter Laboratory, Inc., panelboard for parking lot lights at a K-Mart in Newark, CA. As he was working, the lines sparked, causing third-degree burns to both his hands and arms, and second-degree burns to his face.

Keywords: BURN, INSTALLING, ELECTRICAL, WORK RULES, PANELBOARD, CONSTRUCTION, ELEC CIRC PART--MISC, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, FACE, HAND

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	307333930			Hospitalized injury	Burn/Scald(Heat)	Electricians' apprentices

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