OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221438302

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY

SIMI VALLEY, CA· 2021-08-23T00:00:00

Event: Apprentice, Burn, Conductor, Contact, Corrosion, Ear, Electric Arc, Electric Arc Flash, Electric Conductor, Electrical Box, Electrical Wire, Electrical Work, Electrician, Eye, Eye protection, Face, Fire, Flame-Resistant Clothing (FRC), Flash, Hand Tool, Inappropriate Equipment, Insufficient Supervision, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Neck, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing, Replacing, Skin, Struck By, Wrong Equipment
NAICS: 221122
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345595193
Employer profile: SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON COMPANY
Summary number: 221438302
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Employee sustains facial burns when wrong tool causes arc fl

Investigation abstract

At 12:41 p.m. on August 23, 2021, an employee working as an electrician apprentice for a power company was replacing a plastic box containing electrical connections. After replacing the box that was on the ground, the employee noticed a corroded wire and proceeded to attempt to replace the corroded connection. The employee used a non-insulated screwdriver to disconnect the electrical connection. The screwdriver slipped and gouged a live wire causing an arc flash. The arc flash struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to his face, ears and neck. His eyes were protected by safety glasses.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 24 M

Event type
14

Occupation code
576

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