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Second degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2017087710 · 8/11/2017 · Grid One Solutions, LLC

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
Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Grid One Solutions, LLC
Location
5 Clarendon Drive, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA, 17603
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 11, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was changing out a residential electrical meter. He performed a line-to-line voltage check and then proceeded with the change-out. When he hooked up the jumper cables, an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to his right hand. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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