OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14549489
AMERICAN ELECTRIC CO LTD
HONOLULU, HI·
Event description
BURN - ELECTRICAL FIRE
Investigation abstract
TWO ELECTRICIAN FOREMEN WERE USING A METAL TAPE MEASURE TO TAKE MEASUREMENTS OF A 480-VOLT CIRCUIT BREAKER IN A TRANSFORMER ROOM. IT IS BELIEVED THAT THE TAPE C ONTACTED ENERGIZED PARTS, CAUSING AN ELECTRIC ARC AND SUBSEQUENT FIRE IN THE TRA NSFORMER ROOM. BOTH EMPLOYEES SUSTAINED SECOND DEGREE BURNS FROM THE FIRE.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 22
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 555
- Human factor
- 6
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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