Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Miller Pipeline LLC, 6038 107th Street, PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53158
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
A crew was installing a pistol (electrical connection) to a new section of underground electric cable. The injured employee went to align the cable and pistol and it contacted a live bushing instead of the grounded bushing. An arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree electrical burns to his left forearm and right hand, index finger, and thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c. Power lines, transformers, convertors
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