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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2024065657 · 6/25/2024 · E.P. Breaux Utility Services, LLC

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
Direct exposure to electricity unspecified
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
E.P. Breaux Utility Services, LLC
Location
Arnauldville Substation, ARNAUDVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70512
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Two employees were removing an existing cutout and insulator from the steel in a distribution low bay near a circuit of underground feeders connected to a 1-inch bus. Employee 1 contacted the bus with his back sustaining a shock, and employee 2 contacted it with his left hand and received second-degree burns to his three middle fingers and the back side of his knee where the electric current exited his body. Employee 2 was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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