Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Electric Boat
Start: 8/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088018 · 8/6/2018 · Electric Boat

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name: Electric Boat
Location: 165 Dillabur Avenue, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After performing a welding operation inside of a tank, an employee was exiting the tank when his leg caused a welding lead to short against the side of the tank and an electric arc occurred. His leg was burned, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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