ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Second degree electrical burns — WASHINGTON, Missouri

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE in WASHINGTON, Missouri
Employer ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE
Address 1701 West Main Street
City, State ZIP WASHINGTON, Missouri 63090
Report ID 2019054672
Event Date May 8, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree electrical burns
Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 331221
Inspection # 1400166
GPS Coordinates 38.57302, -91.03715

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Incident Narrative

Employee 1 was working on a piece of equipment when the equipment lost power. Employee 2 was working in the precision sheet/pickle room. Employee 1 checked the electrical panel for burned out fuses. Employee 1 donned arc flash gear and retrieved a meter to test the circuits. While testing the leads of the meter, the employee contacted vice grips that were located in the panel. The vice grips toppled into the panel creating an arc flash. Employee 2 was processing titanium sheets for the pickle line when the power shutdown. Employee 2 was exposed to nitric oxide and hydrofluoric acid. Employee 1 sustained second degree burns to five percent of the body and Employee 2 inhaled nitric oxide and hydrofluoric acid.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2019, a worker at ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE in WASHINGTON, Missouri suffered second 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.

Context

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