Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Second degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at FieldCore Service Solutions, LLC, 7937 County Road B.5, LAMAR, COLORADO 81052
on — Second degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting an electrical circuit in an electrical cabinet at the base of a wind turbine when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's right hand.
An employee was walking inside the nacelle of a wind turbine. The employee's foot slipped into a gap in the floor causing them to fall forward, and their foot became wedged. The employee's left and right tibias were broken.
An employee was operating a hand powered hydraulic jack to re-assemble an internal part of a piece of equipment. The employee was struck in the head by the jack and sustained facial fractures around the eye area and lacerations.
An employee was rigging a pallet of four CRV linkages. A linkage slid off the pallet and pinched the employee's right middle and ring fingers, causing a partial amputation of one finger through the bone.
An employee was tucking cables into an electrical cabinet up the tower on a wind turbine when he was electrically shocked, suffering burns to the left forearm that required hospitalization.
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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