Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128287.015 - Employee incurs burns by arc flash when installing jumper

Accident Summary Nr: 128287.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 07/30/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1486538.015	08/03/2020		423610	Northeast Texas Power, Ltd

Abstract: At 3:00 p.m. on July 30, 2020, an employee was elevated in a bucket truck to install a jumper across a floater. The employee received an arc flash when he attempted to connect the power to a grounded circuit. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns to his face, chest and arm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Arm, Bucket Elevator, Burn, Chest, Electric Arc, Face, Fire, Installing, Smoke, Truck

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Powerline, transmission line		Maintenance or repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1486538.015	35	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Other Activities-Installing Ornamental And Archite Fatality Cause:

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