Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Whataburger Restaurants LLC
Start: 9/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099766 · 9/20/2018 · Whataburger Restaurants LLC

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

Employer

Name: Whataburger Restaurants LLC
Location: 15329 Wallisville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77049
NAICS: 722211
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was plugging an electrical cord from a grill into a wall socket when a flash occurred. He was shocked and received a third degree burn to his left hand, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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