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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2016054506 · 5/23/2016 · Newtron Beaumont, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Newtron Beaumont, LLC
Location
Texas Petrochemical, PORT NECHES, TEXAS, 77651
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to inspect an electrical line and repairing a jumper that came off the transformer switch. The employee pulled two of the three switches to de-energize the pole line and then repositioned his bucket truck to get to the next switch. When he grabbed the wire to reinstall it onto the third switch, the switch was energized and caused third degree burns to his index, middle, and ring fingers on both hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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