Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Georgia Power Company
Start: 10/5/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020109444 · 10/5/2020 · Georgia Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name: Georgia Power Company
Location: 1950 Lake Park Dr SE, SMYRNA, GEORGIA, 30080
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were repairing a distribution cable. One employee was trying to locate the faulty cable when it failed resulting in an arc flash that burned the employee's right wrist and forearm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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