Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 75502.015 - Employee is burned from electrical flashback and is killed

Accident Summary Nr: 75502.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 03/29/2015
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1050278.015	03/30/2015		238210	Hampton Tedder Electric

Abstract: At 4:00 p.m. on March 29, 2015, an employee was installing an underground utility service. The employee suffered severe electrical burns on the face, hands, and abdomen from an electrical flashback and was killed.

Keywords: Burn, Electric Arc, Flashback

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair					X

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1050278.015	55	M	Fatality		Electrical and electronic engineers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:
2	1050278.015	55	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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