Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified - Electrical burns, unspecified - AURORA, Illinois

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. in AURORA, Illinois
Employer Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc.
Address 600 N. Commerce Street
City, State ZIP AURORA, Illinois 60504
Report ID 2019099428
Event Date September 10, 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) 238210
Inspection # 1429944
GPS Coordinates 41.76040, -88.23065

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Incident Narrative

An employee of Dreisilker was working as a field service technician, performing infrared testing for a customer. The employee was walking away while a third-party contractor employee was closing the door of a fuse box. An arc flash came from the fuse box and burned both employees, and they were both hospitalized. The Dreisilker employee sustained burns to the right hand, and on the left side of the neck, forearm and face.

Incident Summary

On September 10, 2019, a worker at Dreisilker Electric Motors, Inc. in AURORA, Illinois 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.

Context

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