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Second degree electrical burns

2 hospitalizations · 2019054672 · 5/8/2019 · ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury
Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name
ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE
Location
1701 West Main Street, WASHINGTON, MISSOURI, 63090
NAICS
331221
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee 1 was working on a piece of equipment when the equipment lost power. Employee 2 was working in the precision sheet/pickle room. Employee 1 checked the electrical panel for burned out fuses. Employee 1 donned arc flash gear and retrieved a meter to test the circuits. While testing the leads of the meter, the employee contacted vice grips that were located in the panel. The vice grips toppled into the panel creating an arc flash. Employee 2 was processing titanium sheets for the pickle line when the power shutdown. Employee 2 was exposed to nitric oxide and hydrofluoric acid. Employee 1 sustained second degree burns to five percent of the body and Employee 2 inhaled nitric oxide and hydrofluoric acid.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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