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Building Integrated Services

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Building Integrated Services in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Building Integrated Services Report ID 20201211650
Address 2424 West 23rd Street City, State ZIP ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA 16506
Event Date December 12, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1507142
GPS Coordinates 42.09000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a 12-kilovolt switch gear when there was an arc flash and a fire. The employee suffered electrical burns and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2020, a worker at Building Integrated Services in ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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