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    An employee was seriously burned in an arc flash incident while assisting with restoring power by racking in a 2300 volt switchgear breaker that failed catastrophically. The injured employee was not wearing flame retardant clothing while the other worker was protected. An investigation found the breaker was closed when inserted onto the energized bus, bypassing interlocks. The document outlines lessons around using proper arc flash protection like suits and hoods when working on energized equipment, establishing safe boundaries, and verifying breakers are open before racking in.

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    Arc Flash Safety Tip

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    An employee was seriously burned in an arc flash incident while assisting with restoring power by racking in a 2300 volt switchgear breaker that failed catastrophically. The injured employee was not wearing flame retardant clothing while the other worker was protected. An investigation found the breaker was closed when inserted onto the energized bus, bypassing interlocks. The document outlines lessons around using proper arc flash protection like suits and hoods when working on energized equipment, establishing safe boundaries, and verifying breakers are open before racking in.

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    An employee was seriously burned in an arc flash incident while assisting with restoring power by racking in a 2300 volt switchgear breaker that failed catastrophically. The injured employee was not wearing flame retardant clothing while the other worker was protected. An investigation found the breaker was closed when inserted onto the energized bus, bypassing interlocks. The document outlines lessons around using proper arc flash protection like suits and hoods when working on energized equipment, establishing safe boundaries, and verifying breakers are open before racking in.

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    Arc Flash Safety Tip

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    nelson.rodriguezm6142
    An employee was seriously burned in an arc flash incident while assisting with restoring power by racking in a 2300 volt switchgear breaker that failed catastrophically. The injured employee was not wearing flame retardant clothing while the other worker was protected. An investigation found the breaker was closed when inserted onto the energized bus, bypassing interlocks. The document outlines lessons around using proper arc flash protection like suits and hoods when working on energized equipment, establishing safe boundaries, and verifying breakers are open before racking in.

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    Safety Information Alert

    Arc Flash Incident


    at a Duke Energy facility
    2300 Volt Switchgear Breaker
    Failure
    December 17, 2009
    Incident Details
    2300 volt switchgear breaker failure
    The injured worker was assisting another worker
    restoring service to an air compressor.
    They racked in a 2300 volt breaker when it failed
    catastrophically
    The injured employee was not wearing flame
    retardant clothing. His clothing ignited and he
    was burned seriously.
    Another worker in front of the cubicle was not
    injured. He was wearing an arc flash coat, face
    shield and electrical gloves.
    Investigation of the cause of the equipment
    failure is continuing. Preliminary results
    indicate that the breaker was in the
    "closed" position and the interlocks failed
    to work properly when it was inserted onto
    the energized bus, causing the failure.
    Front of switchgear
    Side of switchgear
    Inside of switchgear
    Lessons Learned:
    Use of arc flash protection for work on
    switchgear and motor control centers.
    Refer to specific procedures for personal
    protective equipment for racking
    switchgear breakers. At the plant where
    this occurred, typically, racking a 2300 volt
    breaker requires use of a flash suit,
    beekeeper type hood with face shield,
    rubber gloves with leather protectors, hard
    hat, and safety glasses.
    Lessons Learned:
    Arc flash procedures
    require that all
    employees within the
    flash boundary wear
    arc flash protective
    equipment.
    Lessons Learned:
    Pre-job briefings for work
    on switchgear breakers
    must include a detailed
    discussion of protective
    equipment requirements,
    establishment of safe
    work boundary, and
    actions to be taken to
    keep unprotected
    persons outside the
    boundary.
    Lessons Learned:
    Prior to racking a breaker in, workers
    should always verify that the breaker is in
    the open position.

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