Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at WernerCo
Start: 5/21/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054145 · 5/21/2021 · WernerCo

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: WernerCo
Location: 420 E. Terra Cotta Ave, CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS, 60014
NAICS: 333318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Electricians had just finished connecting two portable AC units to a subpanel outside a main panel. They put the fuses back on, and one of them was about to close the electrical panel when an arc flash burned his left hand and forearm.

Source

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