Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Go Car Wash
Start: 6/16/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022065261 · 6/16/2022 · Go Car Wash

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Go Car Wash
Location: 1190 Chili Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14624
NAICS: 811192
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While performing an hourly operational check, an employee noticed a blower was not running. The employee went into the equipment room, opened the motor control center (MCC) and reset the circuit breaker inside the MCC to restart the blower. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the left side of his face and ear, second degree burns to his left hand, and third degree burns to his left arm.

Source

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