Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at JBI Electrical Systems, Inc.
Start: 6/14/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065456 · 6/14/2017 · JBI Electrical Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: JBI Electrical Systems, Inc.
Location: 1000 IKEA Way, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was terminating an electrical panel. At the same time, a coworker located in a different part of the job site turned on a different panel that was wired incorrectly and energized the panel being terminated, causing a second degree burn to the employee's hand.

Source

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