Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Centerpoint Energy
Start: 10/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011020 · 10/22/2019 · Centerpoint Energy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Centerpoint Energy
Location: Hardy Street at North Sam Houston Beltway, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77060
NAICS: 221118
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working as a crew member at a substation when the employee placed a test lead from a tube stick on an energized conductor. An arc flash occurred, causing thermal burns to the employee's face and chest.

Source

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