Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at JMS Wind Energy
Start: 5/12/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020054422 · 5/12/2020 · JMS Wind Energy

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: JMS Wind Energy
Location: Trinity Hill Wind Project - Wind Turbine Generator I78, OLNEY, TEXAS, 76374
NAICS: 333611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was taking out old parts of a 690-volt electrical panel. When the employee removed one of the panel's doors and placed it next to the live side of the panel, an arc flash burned both of the employee's hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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