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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2015118452 · 11/9/2015 · GENERAL DYNAMICS/NASSCO

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Pumps

Employer

Name
GENERAL DYNAMICS/NASSCO
Location
USS Pearl Harbor, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92101
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was helping a coworker re-energize a fire pump. There was a very loud bang, and the employee was struck in the middle of his back by an electric charge from the casualty power biscuit for the fire pump, which was behind him. A hole was burned through his shirt and there was a 2.5- to 3-inch circular black mark on his bare skin.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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