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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2025043836 · 4/24/2025 · Ohio Edison Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Exposure to electric arc
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Wrenches, ratchets

Employer

Name
Ohio Edison Company
Location
2184 Possum Rd, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO, 45505
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was disconnecting a transformer when they dropped their wrench and it contacted the neutral bus bar and 120V paddle of the transformer. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained second-degree burns to the face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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