Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Archer Western
Start: 6/30/2015

2 hospitalizations · 2015064229 · 6/30/2015 · Archer Western

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: Archer Western
Location: corner of Canal St. & N. Rampart St., NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70117
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were breaking out concrete with an SDS hammer drill and while doing so hit a live line. The two employees sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns and were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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