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Total Equipment Company

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Total Equipment Company in MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO
Employer Total Equipment Company Report ID 2020065425
Address 1500 Commercial Avenue City, State ZIP MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO 43938
Event Date June 10, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Relays, rheostats, starters, controls
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1478940
GPS Coordinates 40.31000, -80.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee had been performing maintenance on an air compressor. The employee was testing the voltage on the motor control panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was treated for second and third degree burns to the arm and both hands.

Incident Summary

On June 10, 2020, a worker at Total Equipment Company in MINGO JUNCTION, OHIO suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with relays, rheostats, starters, controls identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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