OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14485619
TROJAN INDUSTRIES INC.
BATAVIA, NY·
Event description
BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD
Investigation abstract
On February 21, 1986, two maintenance workers were replacing a fuse block panel in a 480-volt, 60-ampere, three-phase panelboard. The panelboard was mounted 6.4 meters above grade. The employees were working on a Lift-A-Loft platform. While they were working, one of them caused a phase-to-ground fault. The fault trippe d a 480-volt, 2000-ampere, three-phase breaker, but not before the ensuing elect ric arc melted a potion of the panelboard and severely burned both employees. Th e employees were hospitalized for their injuries. On April 9, 1986, one of the e mployees died of his injuries, and the other was released from the hospital.
Victims (2)
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#1 Fatality Age 47 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 519
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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