Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Titan Modular Systems, Inc.
Start: 10/26/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191011182 · 10/26/2019 · Titan Modular Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses
Secondary source: Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name: Titan Modular Systems, Inc.
Location: 162 Industrial Drive, ALMA, GEORGIA, 31510
NAICS: 321991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A maintenance employee made contact with an energized conductor when he was in the process of removing a bolt inside an electrical box (240 volts) with a wrench. This action induced an arc flash. The employee sustained first degree burns to both hands and second degree burns to his left forearm.

Source

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