BHI Energy Power Services LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at BHI Energy Power Services LLC in PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida
Employer BHI Energy Power Services LLC
Address 17208 glades cut off road
City, State ZIP PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida 34987
Report ID 2022075785
Event Date July 1, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 237130
Inspection # 1607624
GPS Coordinates 27.34259, -80.42842

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Incident Narrative

An employee was in an elevated bucket, working to replace 600-amp inline switches when an arc flash occurred. He sustained second and third degree burns to the back.

Incident Summary

On July 1, 2022, a worker at BHI Energy Power Services LLC in PORT SAINT LUCIE, Florida suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. 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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