VALRICO, FLORIDA·
Tampa Electric Company
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Tampa Electric Company, 5432 Bells Shoals Road, VALRICO, FLORIDA 33596 on , Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the face, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was testing the low side of a transformer. The test equipment exploded and the employee sustained arc flash burns to the face.
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