Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at Southwestern Public Service Company
Start: 4/8/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043083 · 4/8/2024 · Southwestern Public Service Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event: Exposure to electric arc
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Other handtools n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Southwestern Public Service Company
Location: Highway 214 near Highway 83, DENVER CITY, TEXAS, 79323
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were deenergizing a section of electrical line with a hot stick. The stick bonded to an energized jumper, causing an arc flash that burned an employee's hand, shoulder, and hip. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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