Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors Incorporated
Start: 4/29/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023043854 · 4/29/2023 · Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses
Secondary source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors Incorporated
Location: 77 Wind Creek Blvd, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a free standing switch gear section and wiring ground wire to the ground bar. A wire contacted energized equipment, resulting in an arc flash and the employee sustained burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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