Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Start: 8/19/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087987 · 8/19/2017 · Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Air conditioning units

Employer

Name: Valiant Integrated Services/Walter Reed Army Institute of Research
Location: 503 Robert Grant Avenue, SILVER SPRING, MARYLAND, 20910
NAICS: 561210
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was trying to reset an air conditioning system. While troubleshooting the problem, his left index finger came in contact with 270 volts of electricity. He sustained a laceration to his scalp and burns to his left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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