NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND·2018-08-06

Electric Boat

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified

At a glance

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Electric Boat, 165 Dillabur Avenue, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 02852 on 2018-08-06, Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.

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Final narrative

After performing a welding operation inside of a tank, an employee was exiting the tank when his leg caused a welding lead to short against the side of the tank and an electric arc occurred. His leg was burned, requiring hospitalization.

Hospitalized Leg(s), unspecified Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified

More severe injuries at Electric Boat

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