Employee Injured at Texas Christian University

The TCU Student Paper is reporting that Employees injured in on-campus electrical accident it is expected that the cause of the injuries was an Arc Flash event.  To review what an Arc Flash Hazard click here.
There has not been details released regarding this event, so we do not know what the cause was, or what [...]

Arc Flash Hazard

When an electric current passes through air between ungrounded conductors or between ungrounded and grounded conductors, the temperatures can reach 35000F.
Exposure to these extreme temperatures both burns the skin and causes the ingnition of clothing. Each year more than 2000 people are admitted to burn centers with severe arc-flash burns.
An arc-flash can and do [...]