OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221411275
SANDS EXPO & CONVENTION CENTER INC
LAS VEGAS, NV·
Event description
Two employees burn arms, face, and lose hearing due to arc f
Investigation abstract
At 9:30 a.m. on September 20, 2021, two employees working as operating engineers for a convention center were examining switchgear fuses. An electrical arc occurred and struck the employees. One employee was hospitalized and one received medical treatment for hearing loss and burns to the arms and face.
Victims (2)
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 51 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 844
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#2 Hospitalized Age 56 M
- Event type
- 14
- Occupation code
- 844
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