First degree electrical burns

Name: First degree electrical burns at Midwest Energy Inc
Start: 4/15/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015040438 · 4/15/2015 · Midwest Energy Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: First degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Midwest Energy Inc
Location: Countryside Estate Mobile-home Park, HAYS, KANSAS, 67601
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 4/15/2015, at 11:15 a.m., an employee working on a pad mount transformer came in contact with the 7200V underground cable live wire. The employee sustained a first degree burn on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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