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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20171110634 · 11/4/2017 · Sun Industrial Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name
Sun Industrial Group, LLC
Location
6105 LA 1, South, BRUSLY, LOUISIANA, 70719
NAICS
333992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping a maintenance electrician work on street lighting. The maintenance electrician pulled the 75-amp breaker in the panel and a small piece of the breaker broke off, staying inside the panel. The electrician was trying to retrieve the broken piece when it fell into the panel, striking the bus bar and causing an arc flash. The employee was holding a flashlight next to the electrician when the arc flash occurred. He suffered burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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