Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Name: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified at Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC
Start: 10/25/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011159 · 10/25/2019 · Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and trunk
Nature of injury: Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Contact with hot objects or substances
Source: Petroleum fuels, distillates, and products, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC
Location: 560 Hwy 79, HUTTO, TEXAS, 78634
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was closing an overhead transformer fuse with an insulated stick. The transformer lid separated; oil sprayed out and burned the employee's back, back of the head, and forehead.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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