Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC
Start: 7/9/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076435 · 7/9/2020 · Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name: Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC
Location: 139 Ciba Rd., MC INTOSH, ALABAMA, 36553
NAICS: 236210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was showing another contractor an upcoming scaffolding job on the outside of an electrical substation. He was standing outside the barrier for a 15-kilovolt rectifier when his pants zipper came in contact with the barrier. Electricity arced from the rectifier to his right arm and then grounded to his zipper, causing electrical burns to his right upper body and pelvic region.

Source

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