OSHA investigators arrived in Spring, TX on Tuesday, November 14th 2017 and began an accident investigation after learning of an incident at Certified Restaurant Service Center, Llc which had occured on Friday, November 10th 2017. A 72 year old Electrician had been killed when the employee was killed by arc flash
Accident Date2017-11-10
Accident DegreeFatality
NarrativeAt 1:15 p.m. on November 10, 2017, three employees were to change out a 15 amp breaker from a Square D Power Style switchgear in a 480 volt, 2000 amp 3 phase system. The system was not de-energized. The employee was not wearing the proper PPE to protect himself from electrical shock or arc flash injuries. The employee shorted out the system when his driver, while connecting a conductor to one leg of the three phases, came into contact with the panel causing a short and subsequent arc flash. The employee was transferred to the hospital with critical wounds where he later died.