Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at M&I Electric Industries, Inc.
Start: 6/14/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065880 · 6/14/2018 · M&I Electric Industries, Inc.

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: M&I Electric Industries, Inc.
Location: BASF Pasadena, PASADENA, TEXAS, 77503
NAICS: 335313
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on the load break switches of a 13.8 kV circuit when the employee came into contact with energized equipment and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree arc flash burns from the shoulders up to the head, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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