Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Reuter & Hanney, Inc.
Start: 8/30/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018088967 · 8/30/2018 · Reuter & Hanney, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

Event: Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Source: Floor, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Reuter & Hanney, Inc.
Location: 1 Ben Fairless Drive, FAIRLESS HILLS, PENNSYLVANIA, 19030
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to service a 69-kilovolt OCB switch. One leg of the switch did not disconnect when the air switch was opened. As the employee grounded the legs of the switch, an arc burned his hands and knocked him to the ground, breaking his ribs.

Source

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