Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Whataburger Restaurants LLC, 15329 Wallisville Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77049
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was plugging an electrical cord from a grill into a wall socket when a flash occurred. He was shocked and received a third degree burn to his left hand, requiring hospitalization.
The injured employee was walking backward out of the office when they tripped over another employee's foot and fell to the ground. The injured employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
An employee was using a water hose to spray a parking lot. The employee tripped over the hose and fell to the concrete ground, suffering a broken left hip.
The injured employee had been taking the orders of drive-through customers. The injured employee was then involved in an altercation with fellow employees and sustained a broken eye socket.
An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.
An employee was repairing an HVAC system in the drop tile ceiling of a conference room when they were shocked, causing them to fall from the ladder. The employee sustained burns to their right middle and ring fingers.
An employee was replacing a contactor inside an electrical panel attached directly to a press. The press itself was receiving power from another main panel. After replacing the contactor, the employee flipped the switch and an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's elbow, bicep, and neck.
An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.
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