Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Chancellor, Inc.
Start: 1/12/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015010393 · 1/12/2015 · Chancellor, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Chancellor, Inc.
Location: Entergy Willow Glenn 500 KV Substation, SAINT GABRIEL, LOUISIANA, 70776
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employee was testing a meter with an 8-ft shotgun stick in an energized zone and encountered an arc flash. This incident occurred at approximately 8:00 AM on January 12, 2015. The employee was hospitalized with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The employee was authorized to be in the energized zone and was wearing flame retardant clothing, a hard hat, safety glasses and a high-visibility vest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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