Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at PETTY LINE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
Start: 9/20/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099778 · 9/20/2018 · PETTY LINE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: PETTY LINE CONSTRUCTION CO. INC.
Location: Specialty Minerals, JACKSON, ALABAMA, 36545
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was turning on a 480-volt breaker to reenergize machines when an arc flash burned the employee's left arm and left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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