Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
Start: 12/7/2023

1 hospitalization · 20231211174 · 12/7/2023 · Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Heart Utilities of Jacksonville, Inc.
Location: 8211 Cypress Plaza Drive, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32256
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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