Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at System Service and Engineering
Start: 3/6/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032177 · 3/6/2020 · System Service and Engineering

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: System Service and Engineering
Location: 615 N. Bonita Ave, PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA, 32401
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On March 6, 2020, an electrician in a mechanical room was disconnecting wires that feed to the fire alarm pump, to replace it. The power company arrived to perform the power shutdown and told the electrician that he could flip the breaker. Afterwards, he disconnected the wiring and the breaker arc flashed, causing second and third degree burns to his face and hands. He was hospitalized.

Source

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