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Piqua Steel Company, Inc.

Exposure to electric arc — Electrical burns and electrocution — MARYSVILLE, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Piqua Steel Company, Inc. in MARYSVILLE, OHIO
Employer Piqua Steel Company, Inc. Report ID 2024064995
Address 24000 Honda Parkway City, State ZIP MARYSVILLE, OHIO 43040
Event Date June 6, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns and electrocution Body Part Body systems and other part(s) of body
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary Source Saws except chainsaws
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1754321
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -83.50000

Incident Narrative

An employee was preparing to cut a beam and was removing overhead piping and conduit near a column during demolition work. While removing the overhead busbar (480-volts) with a reciprocating saw, the saw cut into the busbar and an arc flash occurred. The employee was electrocuted and sustained burns to their upper body and face.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2024, a worker at Piqua Steel Company, Inc. in MARYSVILLE, OHIO suffered electrical burns and electrocution to the body systems and other part(s) of body. The incident was classified as exposure to electric arc, with switchboards, panels, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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