Electrical burns and electrocution

Name: Electrical burns and electrocution at Eversource Energy
Start: 3/7/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032173 · 3/7/2025 · Eversource Energy

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Exposure to electric arc
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Eversource Energy
Location: Highland Street, CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS, 02150
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was setting up to test newly installed underground cables before energizing them when an arc flash occurred and the employee sustained an electrical shock. The employee also sustained an entry/exit wound on his right hand between his index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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