Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Caldwell Services, Inc.
Start: 7/2/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019076666 · 7/2/2019 · Caldwell Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Caldwell Services, Inc.
Location: 4700 South Broadway Avenue, TYLER, TEXAS, 75703
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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