Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Turner Industries Group, LLC, 1130 Independence Parkway, LA PORTE, TEXAS 77571
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
An employee was dismantling a scaffold when an arc from a nearby transformer contacted the pole the employee was removing. The employee suffered second-degree burns to his chest and arms and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Power lines, transformers, convertors
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