Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Entergy Texas, Inc.
Start: 4/30/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019044342 · 4/30/2019 · Entergy Texas, Inc.

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: Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Entergy Texas, Inc.
Location: Grogans Mill and Crystal lake Dr., THE WOODLANDS, TEXAS, 77380
NAICS: 447190
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in a new underground table conductor that was not energized and was using a machine to conduct a test to determine if the table was ready to be energized. While using the machine, he was shocked (2400 DC volts). The employee was hospitalized with blisters on his right leg and red marks in his chest.

Source

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