Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at COLLINS AND HERMANN, INC.
Start: 12/4/2020

1 hospitalization · 20201211411 · 12/4/2020 · COLLINS AND HERMANN, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and wrist(s)
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: COLLINS AND HERMANN, INC.
Location: MSD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing conduit underneath electrical switch gear when an arc flash occurred, resulting in first degree burns to his face and second degree burns to his hands and wrists. The switch box's shielding was removed at the time.

Source

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