Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — AUBURN, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC in AUBURN, NEW YORK
Employer Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC Report ID 2019021692
Address 15 Eagle Drive City, State ZIP AUBURN, NEW YORK 13021
Event Date February 14, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 311514 Inspection # 1378699
GPS Coordinates 42.92000, -76.61000

Incident Narrative

Employees were pulling electrical wires to facilitate the installation of a new air compressor. While pulling wires, the wall/barrier inside of an electrical cabinet contacted buss bars located in an adjacent cabinet creating an electrical arc blast. One Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC employee and two contractor employees were burned on the hands, neck, back and face. Two of the employees were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 14, 2019, a worker at Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC in AUBURN, NEW YORK suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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