Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 144659.015 - Employee incurs burns after contact with energized part

Accident Summary Nr: 144659.015 -- Report ID: 0155010 -- Event Date: 12/06/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1569017.015	12/10/2021		325412	Mylan Technologies, Inc.

Abstract: At 8:10 a.m. on December 6, 2021, an employee was standing on an elevated work platform above a CF extruder line. The employee was feeding an electrical cable for a thermocouple to a coworker below the platform. The employee lost his balance causing his right hand to contact the energized electrical points on the 2.5" cylinder heating band. The employee incurred 3rd degree electrical burns to his right hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Burn, Cable, Contact, Cylinder, Electric Cable, Electric Shock, Electric current, Electrical Burn, Electrical Work, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Energized, Engineering Controls, Extrusion Machine, Hand, Lack of Engineering Controls, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Lost Balance, Material Handling, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Protective Clothing

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1569017.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical and electronic technicians

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