Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at East Mississippi Electric Power Association
Start: 12/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212949 · 12/17/2019 · East Mississippi Electric Power Association

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: East Mississippi Electric Power Association
Location: Clarke County, QUITMAN, MISSISSIPPI, 39355
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a distribution line after a storm, repairing a fused cutout switch that was 7,200 volts, when he contacted the live switch and received a flash burn on his right arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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