Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Raytech Construction Resources, Inc.
Start: 10/29/2018

2 hospitalizations · 20181011132 · 10/29/2018 · Raytech Construction Resources, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Jackhammers-powered

Employer

Name: Raytech Construction Resources, Inc.
Location: Post Oak Blvd. @ Ambassado Way, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77056
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were breaking the concrete median of a road under construction (widening) with a jack hammer. The jack hammer struck an electrical duct bank causing an arc flash. Two employees were burned and hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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