Exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrical burns and electrocution
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Electric Power Systems International, Inc., 116 Fl 200, FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA 32034
on — Electrical burns and electrocution, affecting the Body systems and other part(s) of body.
Final narrative
An employee was in a manlift removing an insulated jumper cable using an impact gun when he received a shock of approximately 13.8 kV. The employee suffered fourth-degree burns to his abdomen and third-degree burns to his right forearm.
Hospitalized Body systems and other part(s) of body Power lines, transformers, convertors
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