First degree electrical burns

Name: First degree electrical burns at OG&E Energy Corp.
Start: 12/11/2022

1 hospitalization · 20221210751 · 12/11/2022 · OG&E Energy Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: First degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Wrenches-power not determined

Employer

Name: OG&E Energy Corp.
Location: 6820 N. Umbrian Rd., OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73132
NAICS: 221119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing an underground cable. While taking the bad cable off the transformer, the wrench made contact with rings on the transformer and an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained first and second-degree burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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