Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc.
Start: 7/11/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076002 · 7/11/2022 · Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords

Employer

Name: Allegheny Contract Flooring Inc.
Location: PUTT SHACK, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02210
NAICS: 238330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to use a 460-volt floor grinder to prepare a floor surface in a building. While troubleshooting the grinder, there was a malfunction in the plug resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained second or third degree burns to their left hand and "welders flash" to their eyes. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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