Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Nations Electric
Start: 3/15/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032563 · 3/15/2018 · Nations Electric

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Nations Electric
Location: 285 Centennial Olympic Park Drive, NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30313
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting ready to put an insert inside a distribution panel when an arc flash occurred. He sustained first, second, and third degree burns to the face, legs, arm, and stomach.

Source

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