OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221380090

IMI TENNESSEE LLC

MURFREESBORO, TN· 2021-07-06T00:00:00

Event: Burn, Contact, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical panel, Energized, Fuse, Installing, Lockout, Panel
NAICS: 327320
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345466205
Employer profile: IMI TENNESSEE LLC
Summary number: 221380090
Report ID: 0454712

Event description

Employee incurs second-degree burns from arc flash while ins

Investigation abstract

At 3:45 p.m. on July 6, 2021, an employee was installing a starter in an electrical panel. The employee had not locked out the panel, which contained live parts. During installation, a wire on the new starter contacted an energized fuse, causing the arc flash injury. The employee sustained second-degree burns and was hospitalized for treatment.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 38 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
575

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