OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390230

Burn,Bypass,Circuit Breaker,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electrical Burn,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Exploded,Explosion,Fire,Incorrect Equipment,Malfunction,Manufacturing,Mech Malfunction,Repair,Skin,Struck By,Troubleshooting,Wrong Equipment

2021-09-03T00:00:00

Event: Burn,Bypass,Circuit Breaker,Defect,Defective,Defective Equipment,Electric Arc,Electric Arc Flash,Electrical Burn,Electrical Wire,Electrical Work,Electrician,Exploded,Explosion,Fire,Incorrect Equipment,Malfunction,Manufacturing,Mech Malfunction,Repair,Skin,Struck By,Troubleshooting,Wrong Equipment
Linked inspection: No inspection record linked to this accident's victims.
Summary number: 221390230
Report ID: 0830600

Event description

Employee burns arms in failed breaker arc flash and explosio

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 55 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
575

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