Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at KE Industrial, LLC
Start: 3/23/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018032856 · 3/23/2018 · KE Industrial, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper arm(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: KE Industrial, LLC
Location: 1701 W. Marshall Drive, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75050
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working within the cubicle of a primary switch when an energized buss (approximately 13,200 volts) arced and caused a flash fire. The flash fire burned his left arm between his shoulder and elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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