What is Arc Flash?

[@MADPIANOSKILLS1]

I appreciate all the kind comments. I hope this saves lives.

[@matthewhowe3727]

I just became a journeyman electrician in August working for Disney. Blessed to be with a company with a no hot work policy. If it can't be locked out and tagged out we don't do it.

[@j2o3sh]

Thanks for your story. Was the operating voltage in the cabinet 600v ? , it looks like the 600v panels I work in where I’m from in Canada.

[@jasonbrozen7804]

120/208

[@jasonbrozen7804]

The accident calculated out to about 68 cal. So it would’ve been a cat 4 situation. Feel free to look me up on LinkedIn and connect with me. KZbin is a hassle.

[@j2o3sh]

@@jasonbrozen7804 i apologize, I watched the video again and did catch you indicating the voltage. Taking only part of the blast front off, I really think did save you.

[@eddie_pegasus_electrical]

This is a MUST watch for any electrician around the world!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Wow, thanks!

[@jlo13800]

Mexico has 347/600v yikes

[@Jnglfvr]

Speaking as a doc here it is easy to underestimate the skill and dedication of the medical team who managed his burn wounds. Outstanding medical care.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

We agree! Burns are a complicated injury affecting so many systems at once. Thanks for your comment.

[@MADPIANOSKILLS1]

Interestingly, enough, when the fire department brought me the video of the on scene treatment, they recorded a thank you video that was played for the rest of the emergency staff who were on site. There were a lot of miracles that kept me alive. One of the biggest miracles is that they hired a really good hand surgeon right before my accident happened. He was the one that did the surgery on my hands and because he was so good at it I regained no less than 95%. The doctors all the way down to the orderlies took very good care of me, and I will always be appreciative of their service.

[@Jnglfvr]

@@MADPIANOSKILLS1 So glad that this turned out so well for you. God bless.

[@jlo13800]

Saquon Barkley says corner grounded 240v delta is about as dangerous as 277/480v!

[@jlo13800]

Nick chubb seen an arc on 240v corner grounded deltal fed by 3 167 kva transformers about detroy anything in it path. Odell Beckham says a 480 to 600v arc will not self extinguish like a 240v arc

[@hydraulics]

thank you for making this video available. it will save lives

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

We think so too hystat! Thanks for the comment!

[@johndavidson6433]

The best arc flash video I have seen yet. I show the Eddie Adams arc flash video all the time in arc flash training. This is great, shows the hazards, with good explanations a positive case study that shows luck is not always on your side.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Hey John, We're glad you like it!

[@SparkyNinja]

Thank you for sharing Jason's story. This will help to raise awareness, particularly for those who feel LV does not warrant as much respect or safe working practices as those working on HV systems.

[@eddie_pegasus_electrical]

Ditto

[@mathman0101]

There is so much to unpick here for training purpose. The failure and the realization of this arc flash incident happened well before Jason put his hand in this switchgear and panel. From the installation, regular maintenance and testing, sign off of this gear by county inspectors, his employers approach to safety, working live….far too often the responsibility is not in just one place it’s everywhere. A litany of failures that led to this incident. Thank god he survived and Thankyou EPSCO for this and Sparky Ninja for taking the same approach to training in the UK. There also needs to be another video of the incident and fault energy that can arise upstream on line side from poorly maintained electrical supplier equipment (DNO in UK) as well it happens too frequently as regular maintenance cycles are missed.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Well said! Thanks for watching.

[@jlo13800]

According to Will Hernandez Giants 347/600v is just as bad as MV if the fault current is high enough. Saquon Barkley and Nick Chubb on corner grounded delta 480v and 600v is scary. Mexico has 347/600 and canada too

[@jlo13800]

Carl Nassib says a 460v blast is just as deadly as MV

[@rayc1503]

Interesting topic people, I've learnt some very interesting facts on Arc electricity. If you're not alert and disrespect electricity. You can quite easily suffer serious harm or fatality.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

We agree Ray! It's important to stay alert!

[@shaunsparky5354]

I found this thanks to @SparkyNinja. Arc Flash Risk: A subject that seems to have limited coverage for the masses.....very interesting to see how lucky Jason was in the scheme of possible outcomes. I especially admire Jason's honesty on how preventable this event was! Thanks for this content guys!

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Well said!

[@Sparky-ww5re]

Sorry you had to go through so much pain and suffering, but words cannot explain how thankful I am to hear your story and by sharing your experience, you have highlighted the ease and dangers of complacency and probably saved lives without realizing it. As a two year journeyman with 6 years total experience in the field in South Carolina I take no chances when it comes to safety, the few minutes and temporary discomfort of donning the appropriate shock and arc flash PPE whether it's below freezing or sweltering 100° and high humidity is cheap insurance, even if all I'm doing is a quick 5 to 10 minute job of changing out a breaker in a live panel that for one reason or another the power cannot be turned off and locked and tagged out.

[@GGCGAGSG]

Thank you Jason. I'm just now seeing this video and am so sorry you had to go through this. I do believe that things happen for a reason and I have no doubt that your suffering was not in vain. Lives will undoubtedly be saved because of this event. It is going in my training presentation just as soon as I finish typing this comment. God bless you my friend and thank you again for sharing!

[@MADPIANOSKILLS1]

You are 100% correct. I firmly believe that God saved my life because someone else has something more important to do than me. Maybe I can be a part of saving their lives so they can go on and do something great. Genesis 50:20

[@richardmerriam7044]

I serviced and built tube guitar amps for a few years, and learned very early about the thumb in the belt loop trick. Often you're working live taking measurements with a DMM. Make a mistake and you can die. If you attach the leads with one hand only, you won't have current crossing your chest which can kill you. And yes, I've been hit with power supply current in one hand. Nasty zap, but I'm still here to tell you about it. Great video. Thank you Jason and be well.

[@michaelknight4041]

Probably my biggest fear doing industrial electrical work. My favorite type of work, troubleshooting industrial electrical issues but the risk was always there when dealing with the high voltages. Did alot of work in MCCs and power distribution equipment. 480, 4160, 12470, capacitors, Drives, Starters, transformers etc. The last place i worked had a high resistance grounded secondary, very interesting system. Loved the work, learned more than ill ever remember but again the danger is always there. You go about your job and get it done but sometimes it occurs to you maybe while doing a certain job that you know could be really bad if something were to go wrong and it does shake you. Be careful out there guys. There's an old saying that says, "There are old electricians and there are bold electricians. But there are no old, bold electricians." Stay safe 🙏 Brothers

[@johnwarwick4105]

I did that sort of work loved it. Went self employed then worked in some sketchy factories. Could never make the people understand the danger of arc flash when they were jabbing contractors in with screwdrivers 😳. Having previously worked for blue chip companies I had seen enough videos on arc flash to appreciate the danger

[@BigJordanGruenwald]

That’s wild! Thanks for sharing.

[@willt1963]

Thank You Jason for doing this for us!

[@robertostazzoni]

Congratulations and thank you for the video! do you have the charging process for this battery or a similar one?

[@electrormpower]

Thank you for sharing the story!!!

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Thanks for watching!

[@SparkyHelper]

Thanks for sharing.

[@kland15]

I was told this “Safety 1st never last, accidents happen very fast”.

[@aarons7975]

When I fell off the panel, the last thing I remember is smelling that sweet smell off burnt flesh and thinking, oh thats my arm. Nobody wants to take you serious, until they get lucky enough to live to tell about it when you try to tell them how dangerous what they are doing is.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Epsco is all about educating & spreading awareness- The more you know, the safer you are! We'd love to hear your story- feel free to reach out at 770.375.5824

[@charlessmith263]

I think usually an arc flash happens in less than 1/3 or 1/4 of a second, and if there is an arc blast explosion following it, it takes usually a few seconds. If you do get arc-blasted up close, it is like a hand fragmentation grenade that lands in front of you 2 feet away and it explodes, or something like an M-250 illegal firecracker 2 feet away from your face blowing up right at you. It can have very serious injurious or fatal results. If you do survive an arc blast, you could still end up disabled, disfigured, or even burned---for life.

[@Visionery1]

This is a frightening account, hopefully it will at least convince some to no longer work on hot systems.

[@TheDdm1234]

Thank goodness jason is alive. Terrible accident

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

We agree!

[@threestans9096]

i will always view electricity as magic. and i do not understand magic. So i respect it.

[@Gaspard-uc4iv]

Et là on n'est dans le domaine HT

[@KamranB1]

Ohh, your boss is responsible for not shutting off the circuit, I hope the best for you.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Check out all our survivor stories on our channel to see the whole story and recovery!

[@sociologynut8033]

Kami A.Sorry, but your conclusión is professionally incorrect. We were taught from apprenticeship to retirement, that your safety, and responsibility to lockout electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and gravity systems with your own safety locks, was YOUR OWN responsibility. You cannot count on the competence, correctness of others. He would have been suspended for the first infraction, the incident placed on his employee record. You work on hot wiring, you are firing yourself in two ways. l retired as an Industrial electrician with 33 years at GM and FCA. GM and the union partnered for annual safety training, equipment, rules.

[@sociologynut8033]

A A- My boss was not qualified to throw any electrical disconnects, nor allowed to put a screwdriver on a screw. There's a reason that we are classified skilled labor, bosses are considered management. We didn't manage other employees, they would get written up if they operated, repaired, or maintained any machinery. ESWP clothing was mandatory for all electricians and electrical controls engineers. (Fire-resistant) Nobody else could be within 1-3 meters from open control and electrical distribution panels. GM was very strict. I can tell that you have never been a skilled Tradesman or ever worked in a plant.

[@amyjojinkerson-b6o]

looked like a nuke hit him

[@lesterawalt3184]

The video of him on the stretcher with the burned hands is fake.

[@ElectricalPowerSafetyCompany]

Hey Lester, We appreciate the comment! I can assure you everything that happened on that tragic day was real. We are fortunate that someone was there to catch it just after the incident. We are also extremely grateful to Jason for sharing his story and ultimately joining our team so he can continue to share his story.

[@jasonbrozen7804]

Hey Lester, The video was shot by the Overland Park Fire Department for training purposes. As they were treating me, I noticed them recording. When I got out of the hospital, I contacted them for a copy. Now you actually know the facts.

[@ericdupree6212]

Jason- THANK YOU! There is a lot of ignorance of the hazards in our industry. I've shown many videos (Donnie's Story, Eddie Adams, others), but your story is hands down the best portrayal and account of all an arc flash event encompasses. It's frustrating trying to find realistic and germane arc flash videos , until now. I will use this in our company training going forward. Thank you again sir.

[@sociologynut8033]

Lester Await. Let your brain catch up to your mouth.

[@purebloodheretic4682]

@@jasonbrozen7804 🙏God Bless Brother! By the Grace of God - Your time wasn't up! -Cheers 👍

[@richardstafford3365]

POV: only morons cause this accident

[@bryanjk]

Like he said he did 99% of them wrong but was just lucky. I still feel for him, it's a human thing. Hopefully these videos help others understand tho