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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2017076514 · 7/14/2017 · Rouses Enterprises LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Entrances and exits, unspecified
Secondary source
Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name
Rouses Enterprises LLC
Location
3711 Power Blvd., METAIRIE, LOUISIANA, 70003
NAICS
445110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was hosing down a wall in the warehouse when water from the wall leaked onto loose electrical wires or into an electrical outlet/light switch. When the employee opened the door to leave, he received an electric shock. He suffered second and third degree burns to the right forearm, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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