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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2024010709 · 1/23/2024 · Turner Industries Group, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Exposure to electric arc
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name
Turner Industries Group, LLC
Location
1130 Independence Parkway, LA PORTE, TEXAS, 77571
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was dismantling a scaffold when an arc from a nearby transformer contacted the pole the employee was removing. The employee suffered second-degree burns to his chest and arms and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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