Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
Start: 5/10/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054533 · 5/10/2018 · Tessco Energy Services, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), except finger(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Tessco Energy Services, Inc.
Location: Unitex, World Lease, BIG LAKE, TEXAS, 76932
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket connecting parts on a pole when a wire in the employee's left hand touched something and caused an arc flash (7,200 volts), burning the top and palm of the employee's hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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