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Electrical burns and electrocution

2 hospitalizations · 2024109744 · 10/19/2024 · NAVFACSYSCOM

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Body systems and other part(s) of body
Nature of injury
Electrical burns and electrocution

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source
Electric parts unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
NAVFACSYSCOM
Location
9742 Maryland Avenue, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23511
NAICS
561210
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

A three-person crew was completing maintenance at a substation in a building. Employee 1's hand contacted an energized portion of the equipment and she sustained an electrical shock and third-degree burns to multiple parts of her body. Employee 2 pulled employee 1 away from the energized equipment and sustained a shock and third-degree burns to their hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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