Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Duke Energy Florida, LLC
Start: 12/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211164 · 12/6/2023 · Duke Energy Florida, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: Duke Energy Florida, LLC
Location: 1302 Picketts Landing Court, CARRABELLE, FLORIDA, 32322
NAICS: 221112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.

Source

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