Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ENEL GREEN POWER NORTH AMERICA, INC., 20476 State Highway 34, TERRELL, TEXAS 75160
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Head and extremities.
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Final narrative
Two employees were working on a battery storage unit when an arc flash occurred. Employee 1 was hospitalized with third-degree burns to his face and left ear, his left arm and hand, and the fingertips on his right hand. Employee 2 sustained first-degree burns to their face, and first- and second-degree burns to their hands. Employee 2 was not hospitalized.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Batteries and related equipment unspecified
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