Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Power Secure Service
Start: 6/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018066043 · 6/19/2018 · Power Secure Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Slip without fall, n.e.c.
Source: Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Secondary source: Generators

Employer

Name: Power Secure Service
Location: 6010 Root Road, SPRING, TEXAS, 77389
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting a generator that was not connecting to a switch gear. The employee slipped on the steps in front of the generator, and his left hand touched an energized busbar. He suffered a third-degree burn.

Source

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