Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Pillar Electric Group
Start: 4/21/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043469 · 4/21/2022 · Pillar Electric Group

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Pillar Electric Group
Location: for Oak Cliff 907 E Ledbetter dr, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75261
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

To asses a breaker space, an electrician removed a panel cover, then the breaker cover. When he pulled the cover off, the breaker bus extensions were pulled down, causing a phase-to-phase arc fault. The employee suffered electrical burns to his left hand and the fingers on his right hand.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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