Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at L.G. Moore LLC
Start: 2/10/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025021299 · 2/10/2025 · L.G. Moore LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

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

Employer

Name: L.G. Moore LLC
Location: 1001 Harvard Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20001
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was switching out the metal doors on a reactor cabinet when a flash occurred. The employee experienced a 13,000-volt electric shock, resulting in head trauma and amputations of both their right and left forearms.

Source

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