Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Sugar Co., LLC, 692 Bailey Avenue, BUFFALO, NEW YORK 14206
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was squeegeeing the floor during wash-down operations. He directed the water toward a floor drain and pulled back in preparation for the next push when the top of his right hand contacted an electrical drop cord plug. The employee suffered an electrical shock and burn.
An employee was cleaning and vacuuming a packaging machine when their finger was caught in a chain gear, resulting in amputation of the left little fingertip. The machine was running at the time.
An employee was finishing the process of evacuating sugar from the pocket of a railcar. The employee lifted a portable air-operated railcar vibrator, weighting 47 pounds, to place it into the railcar. While lifting, he felt a pop in his back. He required hospitalization for a lumbar disk herniation.
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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