Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at BHI Energy Power Services LLC
Start: 7/1/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022075785 · 7/1/2022 · BHI Energy Power Services LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: BHI Energy Power Services LLC
Location: 17208 glades cut off road, PORT SAINT LUCIE, FLORIDA, 34987
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in an elevated bucket, working to replace 600-amp inline switches when an arc flash occurred. He sustained second and third degree burns to the back.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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