Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Miller Pipeline
Start: 8/16/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087873 · 8/16/2017 · Miller Pipeline

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, unspecified
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Jackhammers-powered

Employer

Name: Miller Pipeline
Location: 234 S. Hawley St, TOLEDO, OHIO, 43609
NAICS: 237120
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On August 16, 2017, an employee was jackhammering concrete around an electrical conduit bank when the jackhammer struck an electrical line and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered burns from the waist to just above the knee.

Source

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