Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns and electrocution
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PECO Energy Company, 4200 City Ave, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19131
on — Electrical burns and electrocution, affecting the Body systems and other part(s) of body.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to "prove phases" by sending power to another underground section. The employee entered a manhole and contacted an energized conductor via a grounded probe. This caused a flashover event and the employee sustained electrical shock and burns to face.
Hospitalized Body systems and other part(s) of body Electric parts n.e.c.
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