Westphal & Company, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — BELOIT, Wisconsin
| Employer | Westphal & Company, Inc. |
| Address | 4220 S Walters Rd. |
| City, State ZIP | BELOIT, Wisconsin 53511 |
| Report ID | 2018065431 |
| Event Date | June 4, 2018 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree electrical burns |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Source of Injury | Switchboards, switches, fuses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| Inspection # | 1320636 |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.58215, -89.04263 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee opened the transformer/fuse drawer and changed two medium voltage fuses while the drawer was de-energized. As the employee began to push the main power drawer (13,200 VAC./1,200 amps) back in an arc flash occurred. The arc blast energy and fire ball came out of the bottom door of the main power drawer and up. The employee was standing next to the main power drawer, on the bottom rung of a four-rung step ladder, when the fire ball engulfed his upper torso. The employee sustained second and third degree burns to his arms.
Incident Summary
On June 4, 2018, a worker at Westphal & Company, Inc. in BELOIT, Wisconsin suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.
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