Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M&I Electric Industries, Inc., BASF Pasadena, PASADENA, TEXAS 77503
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on the load break switches of a 13.8 kV circuit when the employee came into contact with energized equipment and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree arc flash burns from the shoulders up to the head, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Switchboards, switches, fuses
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