Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION
Start: 5/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019055206 · 5/22/2019 · NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: NEW YORK STATE ELECTRIC & GAS CORPORATION
Location: 343 Seminary Hill Rd, CARMEL, NEW YORK, 10512
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a 120, 240, service when a hot leg touched a neutral and an arc flash occurred. The employee received a third degree burn to the right middle finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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