OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221368525

FERRIE FRANZMANN INDUSTRIES, LLC

DALLAS, TX· 2021-06-29T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Clothing, Contact, E GI IV (no lockout), Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Conductor, Electric Generator, Electrical, Electrical Box, Electrical Burn, Electrical Testing, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Energized, Engineering Controls, Fire, Flame-Resistant Clothing (FRC), Flash, Inexperience, Installing, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Safety Device, Switchgear, Unguarded, Unguarded Live Parts, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345399315
Employer profile: FERRIE FRANZMANN INDUSTRIES, LLC
Summary number: 221368525
Report ID: 0626300

Event description

Two employees sustain burns in arc flash testing switchgear

Investigation abstract

At 8:00 a.m. on June 29, 2021, Employee #1 and Employee #2, both working as electricians for an electrical power distributor, were preparing to install switchgear. The crew was testing for electrical power in the switchgear. One employee bypassed the shutters within the back of the electrical box in order to access the electrical contacts. The employee then used a digital multimeter to attempt to check for power. When the employee put the leads on the energized contacts an arc event occurred. Both employees were hospitalized to treat electrical burns to multiple parts of their bodies.

Victims (2)

#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
213
#2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
213

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