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General Electric Aviation

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at General Electric Aviation in LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer General Electric Aviation Report ID 2021076125
Address 1000 Western Avenue City, State ZIP LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS 01910
Event Date July 24, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 332312 Inspection # 1544363
GPS Coordinates 42.45000, -70.97000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning the contacts of the tie bar inside a 480V switchgear and suffered burns from an arc flash. The employee received third degree burns to his arm and first degree burns to his face.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2021, a worker at General Electric Aviation in LYNN, MASSACHUSETTS suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the arm(s), unspecified. 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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