Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at JAH Power Services
Start: 11/26/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181112061 · 11/26/2018 · JAH Power Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: JAH Power Services
Location: 1st Alley South, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, 35203
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling electrical cables in an electrical vault. The employee was splicing an energized electrical cable when it came close to completing the ground and flashed, causing a second degree burn to the right side of the employee's face.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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