OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221446594

MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SAINT ALBANS, VT· 2021-12-06T00:00:00

Event: 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
NAICS: 325412
Inspection type: Federal Agency
Activity number: #345690176
Employer profile: MYLAN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Summary number: 221446594
Report ID: 0155010

Event description

Employee incurs burns after contact with energized part

Investigation 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.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 59 M

Event type
13

Occupation code
213

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