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OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221368525

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

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
Linked inspection
No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number
221368525
Report ID
0626300

Event description

Two employees sustain burns in arc flash testing switchgear

Victims (2)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    213
  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 30 M

    Event type
    14
    Occupation code
    213

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