Electrical burns any degree

Name: Electrical burns any degree at United Parcel Service
Start: 6/29/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025066245 · 6/29/2025 · United Parcel Service

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s) unspecified
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: United Parcel Service
Location: 5020 IVY ST., COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO, 80022
NAICS: 492110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had been pulling out a fuse. A motor control center (MCC) bucket exploded and produced an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to both arms.

Source

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