Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at F&H Electrical Contractors, Inc., 823 Commanche Trail, FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA 33931
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Ears and facial region unspecified.
Final narrative
Employees were at a mobile park servicing post-hurricane damaged homes and grounds by testing cables, re-energizing cables, and getting services ready for new mobile homes to be placed back on the lots. The injured employee was making secondary electrical connections to pre-existing cables that were on the ground where previous mobile homes were when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered partial thickness facial burns.
Hospitalized Ears and facial region unspecified Electrical wiring building or machine
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An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
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