November 18

Arc Flash Injury of AMP Electric employee in JC Penney’s Store. NFPA 70E use eliminates most burns.

Posted by Hugh Hoagland
Filed under Arc Flash/Shock Safety, OSHA Issues | No Comments

Just following the tables in NFPA 70E this worker would have likely walked away with no burns. He would have been wearing HRC 2* faceshield, rubber insulating gloves and leather protectors and a flame resistant 8 cal shirt/pant option. He is lucky he had no clothing ignition.

Read about this arc flash in Springfield, MA JC Penny’s Store.

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