Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at F&H Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Start: 1/22/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024010658 · 1/22/2024 · F&H Electrical Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event: Exposure to electric arc
Source: Electrical wiring building or machine
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: F&H Electrical Contractors, Inc.
Location: 823 Commanche Trail, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were at a mobile park servicing post-hurricane damaged homes and grounds by testing cables, re-energizing cables, and getting services ready for new mobile homes to be placed back on the lots. The injured employee was making secondary electrical connections to pre-existing cables that were on the ground where previous mobile homes were when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered partial thickness facial burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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