Second degree electrical burns

An employee was rewiring a power line pole when the back of his right hand touched the 7,200-volt tap line. He suffered second-degree burns to his right hand and an exit wound on the left side of his torso.

An employee was preparing to perform a load test on a customer’s uninterrupted power supply system. The employee was making the final connection between the customer battery system and a string of temporary batteries. Upon attempting connection of the two connectors, an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to both of the employee’s hands.

An employee was checking voltage after restoring electrical power to a customer when an arc flash occurred causing second degree burns to the hands. The employee was admitted to the hospital.

An employee was doing preventative maintenance at a 480-volt motor control center. He was holding a screwdriver in his hand while tightening connections and cleaning at the line side of the breaker when an arc flash occurred. He suffered second degree burns to both hands.

An employee was terminating an electrical panel. At the same time, a coworker located in a different part of the job site turned on a different panel that was wired incorrectly and energized the panel being terminated, causing a second degree burn to the employee’s hand.

An employee was assisting an electrical contractor with a bus plug when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree electrical burns to the employee’s face and right hand.

An employee was working near a breaker panel when a possible arc flash occurred. The employee sustained first and second degree electrical burns to both hands.

An employee was operating an excavator machine approximately four feet from an above ground power line when the power line arced out and electrocuted the employee who suffered second degree burns on the right arm and a broken wrist.

An employee was troubleshooting a motor control bucket when an arc flash occurred, causing electrical first and second degree burns to the employee’s left hand and arm, right arm, neck, and face.

Two employees were troubleshooting a pump and attempting to start it when an arc flash occurred. One of the employees was hospitalized for a second-degree flash burn to the left hand.