Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at IVC US, Inc.
Start: 10/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016109842 · 10/19/2016 · IVC US, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses
Secondary source: Wrenches-nonpowered

Employer

Name: IVC US, Inc.
Location: 101 IVC Drive, DALTON, GEORGIA, 30721
NAICS: 326192
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in the electrical box changing out an fuse block and replacing it with a motor circuit breaker. The employee made contact with a live component and an arc flash occurred causing burns to the employee's face, both hands, and forearms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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