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Electrical burns, unspecified
1 hospitalization · 2017087842 · 8/15/2017 · SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Electrical burns, unspecified
Cause
- Event
- Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- Source
- Power lines, transformers, convertors
Employer
- Name
- SHARLEN ELECTRIC CO.
- Location
- Ozinga, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60617
- NAICS
- 238210
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was testing a transformer when an arc flash occurred, burning his arms and hands.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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