Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at Eagle Aviation Services and Technology
Start: 11/8/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110452 · 11/8/2024 · Eagle Aviation Services and Technology

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event: Exposure to electric arc
Source: Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Eagle Aviation Services and Technology
Location: 708 Meyer Dr, Bldg 2405, MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, CALIFORNIA, 92518
NAICS: 811412
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On November 8, 2024, an employee was reattaching wires on an automatic transfer switch unit. They removed tape from the wires to test the voltage when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized for second-degree burns to the face and third-degree burns to the left hand and forearm.

Source

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