Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Southwestern Public Service Company, Highway 214 near Highway 83, DENVER CITY, TEXAS 79323
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
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Final narrative
Employees were deenergizing a section of electrical line with a hot stick. The stick bonded to an energized jumper, causing an arc flash that burned an employee's hand, shoulder, and hip. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Power lines, transformers, convertors
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