OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14570931
ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,PPE,BURN,ELECTRICIAN,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL FAULT,ELEC PROTECT EQUIP,E PTD
Event description
BURNS - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN EQUIPMENT
Investigation abstract
TWO ELECTRICIANS WORKING AT AN ELECTRIC UTILITY'S GENERATING PLANT WERE TOLD TO WORK ON ENERGIZED ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED THAT THE EQUIPMENT WA S, IN FACT, ENERGIZED, WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED IN THE PHYSICAL ARRANGEMENT OF THE EQUIPMENT, AND WITHOUT BEING BRIEFED IN PLACING THE EQUIPMENT IN A CONTROLLED SA FE STATE. THE EMPLOYEES BEGAN WORKING ON THE EQUIPMENT WHILE IT WAS STILL ENERGI ZED. THE EQUIPMENT SHORTED OUT, AND THE RESULTING ELECTRIC ARC BURNED THE TWO WO RKERS ON THE FACE AND HANDS. THEY WERE HOSPITALIZED FOR THEIR INJURIES. A THIRD EMPLOYEE, WHO WORKED FOR A CONSULTING FIRM, WAS ALSO BURNED.
Victims (4)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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#2 Hospitalized Age 35 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 2
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#3 Non-hospitalized injury Age 45 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 9
- Event type
- 1
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 999
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 11
- Task assigned
- 1
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#981 Degree 0 Age 0
- Nature of injury
- 0
- Part of body
- 0
- Event type
- 0
- Source
- 0
- Occupation code
- 0
- Human factor
- 0
- Environmental factor
- 0
- Task assigned
- 0
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