Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Alcoa USA Corp.
Start: 2/27/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017021827 · 2/27/2017 · Alcoa USA Corp.

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: Alcoa USA Corp.
Location: 1814 State Highway 131, MASSENA, NEW YORK, 13662
NAICS: 331312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in a bucket truck in the high voltage substation testing high voltage cable. The employee contacted a live buss at 13,800 volts resulting in burns to both palms, neck, and right thigh.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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