OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #686527
BURN,CLOTHING,ELECTRIC ARC,E GI IV,ELECTRICAL,BUSBAR,ELECTRICAL WORK,LOCKOUT,ELECTRICAL CABINET,ELECTRICAL FAULT
Event description
BURN - FAULT IN ELECTRICAL CABINET
Investigation abstract
TWO ELECTRICAL WORKERS HAD REMOVED A 480-VOLT CIRCUIT BREAKER FROM A CABINET. TH EY WERE TIGHTENING BUSBAR HARDWARE AND CAUSED AN ELECTRIC ARC. THEY WERE BOTH BU RNED, AND ONE OF THEM WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR HIS INJURIES. ABOUT 1 HOUR EARLIER, T HE TWO EMPLOYEES HAD DISCUSSED THE PROCEDURE FOR PERFORMING THIS JOB. THE FIRST STEP THEY PLANNED TO UNDERTAKE WAS TO DEENERGIZE THE CABINET AND LOCK IT OUT. ON E OF THE TWO EMPLOYEES STATED THAT HE HAD BEEN DOING THIS SAME JOB FOR 18 YEARS AND HAD ALWAYS LOCKED OUT THE SYSTEM IN THE PAST. HOWEVER, HE FORGOT TO DO SO TH IS TIME, DESPITE HAVING DISCUSSED THE PROCEDURE AHEAD OF TIME.
Victims (2)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 40 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Non-hospitalized injury Age 39 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 17
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 533
- Human factor
- 13
- Environmental factor
- 18
- Task assigned
- 1
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