Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Ellsworth Electric, Inc.
Start: 9/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096582 · 9/9/2015 · Ellsworth Electric, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Ellsworth Electric, Inc.
Location: 234 Harbaugh Road, FAIRFIELD, PENNSYLVANIA, 17320
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a new transformer into location. The employee leaned against the old transformer, which was still energized, causing metal to push into the energized bus bar. An arc flash occurred, and the employee sustained burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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