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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14216931

ELECTRIC CONTROL CO INC

PHOENIX, AZ—

Event
ELECTRIC ARC,ELECTRICAL,E GI VII,ELECTRICAL FAULT,SMOKE INHALATION,BURN,CLOTHING,FIRE,PANELBOARD
NAICS
000000
Inspection type
Accident-driven
Activity number
#14618458
Employer profile
ELECTRIC CONTROL CO INC
Summary number
14216931
Report ID
950411

Event description

BURN - ELECTRICAL FAULT IN PANELBOARD

Investigation abstract

TWO EMPLOYEES WERE IDENTIFYING ELECTRICAL CONTROL CONNECTIONS IN A SQUARE-D PANE LBOARD WHEN AN ELECTRICAL EXPLOSION OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN OCCURRED. THEY WERE STRUCK BY FLAMES AND MOLTEN METAL SPEWING FROM THE PANELBOARD AND SUFFERED FIRST AND S ECOND DEGREE BURNS ON THEIR FACES, ARMS, AND HANDS. FIVE OTHER EMPLOYEES SUFFERE D FROM SMOKE INHALATION DURING THE INITIAL RESCUE EFFORT AND THEIR ATTEMPT AT SU PPRESSION OF THE RESULTING FIRE.

Victims (8)

  1. #1 Hospitalized Age 37 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    575
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  2. #2 Hospitalized Age 50 M

    Nature of injury
    5
    Part of body
    2
    Event type
    1
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    575
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    10
    Task assigned
    1

  3. #3 Hospitalized Age 59 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  4. #4 Hospitalized Age 25 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  5. #5 Hospitalized Age 22 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  6. #6 Hospitalized Age 48 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  7. #7 Hospitalized Age 39 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

  8. #8 Hospitalized Age 42 M

    Nature of injury
    21
    Part of body
    28
    Event type
    8
    Source
    16
    Occupation code
    999
    Human factor
    14
    Environmental factor
    7
    Task assigned
    2

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