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Second degree electrical burns
1 hospitalization · 2019010204 · 1/7/2019 · Eastern Generation LLC
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Hand(s), unspecified
- Nature of injury
- Second degree electrical burns
Cause
- Event
- Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- Source
- Power lines, transformers, convertors
Employer
- Name
- Eastern Generation LLC
- Location
- 18-01 20th Ave., ASTORIA, NEW YORK, 11105
- NAICS
- 221112
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee opened a transformer cabinet and an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's hands.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown