Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at ERS Building Maintenance, Inc.
Start: 11/16/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181111844 · 11/16/2018 · ERS Building Maintenance, Inc.

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, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: ERS Building Maintenance, Inc.
Location: 16176 West Main Street, GALLIANO, LOUISIANA, 70354
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a breaker in a high voltage integrated circuit (HVIC) unit when an arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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