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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019099428 · 9/10/2019 · Dreisilker Electric Motors, 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, unspecified
Source
Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name
Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc.
Location
600 N. Commerce Street, AURORA, ILLINOIS, 60504
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee of Dreisilker was working as a field service technician, performing infrared testing for a customer. The employee was walking away while a third-party contractor employee was closing the door of a fuse box. An arc flash came from the fuse box and burned both employees, and they were both hospitalized. The Dreisilker employee sustained burns to the right hand, and on the left side of the neck, forearm and face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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