Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at Consolidated Edison Company of NY Inc
Start: 4/17/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024043351 · 4/17/2024 · Consolidated Edison Company of NY Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Head and neck
Nature of injury: Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event: Exposure to electric arc
Source: Utility poles
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Consolidated Edison Company of NY Inc
Location: 1806 Hylan Blvd., STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10306
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck to install a 40-kilovolt switch onto a utility pole when an arc flash occurred, resulting in first-degree burns to the employee's right ear and neck.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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