Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at United States Steel Corporation
Start: 1/22/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018010691 · 1/22/2018 · United States Steel Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: United States Steel Corporation
Location: 400 Middle Drive, FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 19030
NAICS: 331111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a tin shield over insulated wires that were exposed to hot metal when the shield touched a bare conductor and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered an arc flash burn and possible concussion.

Source

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