OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221310188

Burn,Current,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Switch,Electrical Testing,Electrical Wire,Electrical panel,Electrician,Face,Hand,High Voltage,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Skin,Testing,Wrong Equipment

2020-10-30T00:00:00

Event: Burn,Current,Electric Arc Flash,Electric Switch,Electrical Testing,Electrical Wire,Electrical panel,Electrician,Face,Hand,High Voltage,Misjudgment,Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation,PPE,PPE Hazard Assessment,Protective Clothing,Skin,Testing,Wrong Equipment
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221310188
Report ID: 0418800

Event description

Employee testing amperage burns face and hands in arc flash

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 35 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
213

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