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Third or fourth degree electrical burns
1 hospitalization · 2016099253 · 9/28/2016 · Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Multiple body parts, 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
- Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi
- Location
- 2236 Mandeville Street, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA, 70117
- NAICS
- 237130
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
While performing powerline maintenance, an employee received first, second, and third degree burns to his back and arms due to an electric arc flash.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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