2 What is an fault arc - Die BG ETEM
2 What is an fault arc - Die BG ETEM
2 What is an fault arc - Die BG ETEM
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3 Hazards of <strong>fault</strong> <strong>arc</strong>s<br />
Thermal damage included first or even higher degree burns. The results are sum -<br />
marized in the illustration (see Figure 3.2). It has to be emphasized that the most<br />
severely affected parts were the h<strong>an</strong>ds <strong>an</strong>d head including the neck; in more th<strong>an</strong> 2/3<br />
of the accidents the right h<strong>an</strong>d was injured <strong>an</strong>d in approximately half of the accidents<br />
the face <strong>an</strong>d neck regions were impacted. In addition, the forearms (41 % of the<br />
right <strong>an</strong>d 34 % of the left) were quite often injured. All other parts of the body were<br />
damaged up to a level of 10 %. However, very severe <strong>an</strong>d lethal consequences are<br />
likely particularly in case of large-area burns on the main body.<br />
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