Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Universal Plant Services
Start: 9/30/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023099051 · 9/30/2023 · Universal Plant Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Universal Plant Services
Location: 1700 S. Union Ave, TULSA, OKLAHOMA, 74107
NAICS: 332710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning inside a 13.8kV cabinet when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained third-degree burns to the left hand and thigh. The employee also fell backward from a step stool and sustained a laceration to the back of their head.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown