New Jersey & Pennsylvania Workers Risk Dangerous Explosions

Every year, construction workers in New Jersey and Pennsylvania are injured or killed in electrical incidents. One of the most deadly electrical accidents is known as an arc blast.

The arc blast (or arc flash) is an electrical explosion that occurs when strong electrical currents of high amperage travel through the air. This may be caused by defective equipment, poor safety procedures, or even a dropped tool. It is not unusual for the resulting explosion and intense heat to cause a fatal construction site accident. However, even when it is not fatal, anyone nearby may suffer a severe construction site burn injury.

Four Times Hotter Than the Surface of the Sun
The temperature of an electrical arc can be 35,000 F, which is nearly four times hotter than the surface of the sun. If you have been involved in a PA or NJ electrical explosion, you already know its destructive power. The lung damage and fall injuries from the explosion are bad enough, but the burn injuries can be heart-breaking.

Devastating Burn Injuries
Burn victims of an arc flash can face devastating scarring, chronic pain, long recovery periods, skin grafts, and multiple surgeries. The additional potential for amputation and loss of mobility means that some victims are left disabled, disfigured, unable to go back to work, and unable to pay the mounting medical bills. A Philadelphia construction accident attorney may be able to help you get you the compensation you deserve.

You do not have to be in direct contact to be injured or killed in electrical arc blast incidents. If you were hurt in a construction blast, you may have experienced:

• The pressure wave from the explosion, which can throw you a distance back, causing fall injuries
• The heat and gases created, which may seriously damage the lungs.
• Shrapnel from the explosion, which may create cuts and puncture wounds.
• The heat created by the arc, which will destroy any unprotected skin it touches.
• The air in the vicinity of the arc, which is hot enough to ignite your clothes.
• Molten droplets, which can set clothing on fire on contact or lodge in the skin and eyes.
• Additional fires started by the arc blast.

Essentially, any worker within 5 feet of the arc is in serious danger, and even workers 10 feet away are close enough to experience a severe and debilitating construction site burn injury.

If you are looking for a Jenkintown construction accident lawyer or a Philadelphia construction accident attorney, Cooper & Schaffer, LLC understands and wants to help you get your life back. Please use our confidential contact form or call us today at 888-545-4755 so we can evaluate your case.

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