Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Bell Partners Inc.
Start: 12/9/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171211708 · 12/9/2017 · Bell Partners Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses
Secondary source: Screwdrivers-power not determined

Employer

Name: Bell Partners Inc.
Location: 5 Autumn Breeze Way, WINTER PARK, FLORIDA, 32792
NAICS: 531110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was responding to a service call at an apartment that had lost electricity. While using a screwdriver to check the outdoor breakers, the employee received an electric shock, resulting in third degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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