Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Orbital Power Services
Start: 7/25/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076487 · 7/25/2022 · Orbital Power Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: Orbital Power Services
Location: 2400 North I35, WAXAHACHIE, TEXAS, 75165
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a dead electrical line, cutting a mechanical jumper. The tail of the dead mechanical jumper contacted a dead-end shoe, resulting in an arc flash that burned the employee's chest and abdomen. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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