Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Vogel Heating and Cooling
Start: 9/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096587 · 9/9/2015 · Vogel Heating and Cooling

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Vogel Heating and Cooling
Location: 1050 Research Blvd, OLIVETTE, MISSOURI, 63132
NAICS: 333414
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 9, 2015, at 8:50 a.m., an employee's bare hand made contact with an energized heating coil in a rooftop unit, resulting in second and third degree hand burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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