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Second degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2022109187 · 10/20/2022 · FIBA Technologies, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name
FIBA Technologies, Inc.
Location
1531 Grafton Road, MILLBURY, MASSACHUSETTS, 01527
NAICS
423830
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing fuses in a bus duct disconnect switch in preparation to return an overhead crane to service. When inserting the B phase fuse, an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree electrical burns to the face and right arm and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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