OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221444268

PROSPEC INC

LOS ANGELES, CA· 2022-01-24T00:00:00

Event: Drill, Electric Arc Flash, Electrical Burn, Fire, HVAC, Installing, Metal Strip
NAICS: 238220
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345740435
Employer profile: PROSPEC INC
Summary number: 221444268
Report ID: 0950641
Project type: B
Construction end-use: C

Event description

Employee receives burns from arc flash during HVAC installat

Investigation abstract

At 8:30 a.m. on January 24, 2022, an employee drilled into the ceiling in a kitchen to install a metal strap to hang HVAC ducting. The employee contacted a high-amperage buss tray with the drill and an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized to treat burns to multiple parts of the body.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 24 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
534

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