Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Shermco Industries, Inc.
Start: 9/7/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099265 · 9/7/2018 · Shermco Industries, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Shermco Industries, Inc.
Location: 500 W. Renner Rd, RICHARDSON, TEXAS, 75080
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had set down an electrical breaker box inside a motor control center he was preparing to replace the breaker in. He turned to walk away and an electrical arc flashed out of the open door of the cabinet, burning his palms and wrist and causing a slight burn to his right cheek.

Source

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