Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Hilscher Clark Electric
Start: 11/27/2018

1 hospitalization · 20181112127 · 11/27/2018 · Hilscher Clark Electric

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Hilscher Clark Electric
Location: 3401 Old Airport Road, WOOSTER, OHIO, 44691
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing lightning arrestors at a new electrical substation. The employee had climbed a ladder to see how the lightning arrestors were installed on the energized side when an arc flash occurred. As a result, the employee received burns on his arms and back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown