Broadway Maintenance LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts - Electrical burns, unspecified - LAKE GROVE, New York

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Broadway Maintenance LLC in LAKE GROVE, New York
Employer Broadway Maintenance LLC
Address 4 Smith Haven Mall
City, State ZIP LAKE GROVE, New York 11755
Report ID 2022098449
Event Date September 24, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210
Inspection # 1624926
GPS Coordinates 40.86344, -73.12563

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Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting a co-worker in running a new piece of temporary cable from service/gear #1 to the existing transformer. The co-worker was feeding a cable through a plug to the injured employee, who had his right hand inside the switch gear #2 in order to grab the cable. An arc flash occurred as a result of switch gear #2 being energized and the employee was exposed to 480 volts of electricity, resulting in electrical burns to the left hand, arm, chest, and ear.

Incident Summary

On September 24, 2022, a worker at Broadway Maintenance LLC in LAKE GROVE, New York suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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