Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Nitro Construction Services, Inc.
Start: 5/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021053803 · 5/8/2021 · Nitro Construction Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Nitro Construction Services, Inc.
Location: 1 Sugar Maple Ln, BUFFALO, WEST VIRGINIA, 25033
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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