Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — 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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