PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA—
Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLC, 3144 West Passyunk Avenue, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19145 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was replacing batteries on an uninterruptible power source. During the final stage of connecting the cables to the lug, a dead short was created, causing the employee to receive a burn to his hands.
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