Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at ATLAS PLANT RELOCATION
Start: 6/11/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016065167 · 6/11/2016 · ATLAS PLANT RELOCATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: ATLAS PLANT RELOCATION
Location: 1609 Old Missouri Road, SPRINGDALE, ARKANSAS, 72764
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking electric breakers and wires out of a live electrical panel. One of the stingers from a bus bar dropped down after breaking a set screw, causing a cross phase and starting an arc flash. The employee fell to the ground and suffered burns to the eyes, face, and left forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown