Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Second degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Northstar Energy Solutions LLC, 14011 Owen Tech Blvd., AUSTIN, TEXAS 78728
on — Second degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
A crew had just installed lightning arresters on a de-energized distribution line. When they energized the line, they realized that one lightning arrester needed adjustment. A lineman went up in a bucket to adjust it. When he tried to loosen its bolts, an arc flash occurred between the bolts and his impact wrench. He suffered second-degree burns to both hands and forearms.
HospitalizedHand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.Power lines, transformers, convertors
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