Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pennant Ingredients Inc., 235 Buffalo Road, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14611
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting electrical wires when an arc flash occurred, resulting in third-degree burns to their hand.
Hospitalized Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified Electrical wiring building or machine
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