OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #14567366
MATTOX ELECTRIC SERVICE
FOREST ACERES, SC—
Event description
ELECTRICAL BURNS - GROUND FAULT DURING ELECTRICAL WORK
Investigation abstract
THREE EMPLOYEES WERE CHANGING 480-VOLT FUSES IN A DISCONNECT BOX LOCATED IN A ST ORAGE ROOM. ONE EMPLOYEE WAS USING CHANNEL LOCKS TO REMOVE A FUSE AND CAUSED A G ROUND FAULT. THE RESULTING ARCS BURNED ALL THREE EMPLOYEES.
Victims (3)
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#1 Hospitalized Age 30 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 575
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#2 Hospitalized Age 26 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 1
- Occupation code
- 576
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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#3 Hospitalized Age 21 M
- Nature of injury
- 5
- Part of body
- 19
- Event type
- 14
- Source
- 15
- Occupation code
- 576
- Human factor
- 1
- Environmental factor
- 8
- Task assigned
- 1
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