First degree electrical burns

Name: First degree electrical burns at Triumph Construction
Start: 7/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076658 · 7/21/2016 · Triumph Construction

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: First degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Triumph Construction
Location: 57th & 2nd Avenue, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10019
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a digging bar to loosen sand located over a cable buried in a shunt box when he impacted the primary cable. An electric flash occurred, causing first degree burns on his left forearm and a piece of sand to become lodged under his eyelid.

Source

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