GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
Employer GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO Report ID 20181112195
Address m/v USS Miguel Keith, 2798 E. HARBOR DR. City, State ZIP SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 92113
Event Date November 28, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1363185
GPS Coordinates 32.69000, -117.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing continuity testing on a circuit breaker. An alligator clip touched energized parts of the circuit breaker, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns.

Incident Summary

On November 28, 2018, a worker at GENERAL DYNAMICS NASSCO in SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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