Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Kwest Enterprises, LLC
Start: 9/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017099108 · 9/22/2017 · Kwest Enterprises, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Elbow(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Kwest Enterprises, LLC
Location: 2400 Hospital Rd, TUSKEGEE, ALABAMA, 36083
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing a transformer with a secondary voltage of 2,400 volts and suffered first and second degree burns to his right elbow from an arc flash.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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