Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Area Energy & Electric, Inc.
Start: 6/27/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020066019 · 6/27/2020 · Area Energy & Electric, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Area Energy & Electric, Inc.
Location: 2350 Campbell Rd., SIDNEY, OHIO, 45365
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On June 27, 2020, an employee was tying a new breaker into a busway. As he was about to hook up the ground wires, the ground wire touched one of the energized bus bars; an arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's neck, face, right hand, and arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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