Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Willbros T&D Services
Start: 3/26/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015030614 · 3/26/2015 · Willbros T&D Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Willbros T&D Services
Location: Star ave. at Mound St., NACOGDOCHES, TEXAS, 75961
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee on an elevated aerial lift was attempting to hang a dead-end structure on a pole. The wire he was holding contacted energized wires (7200 V), shocking the employee. He was hospitalized with burns to his right shoulder and the skin on his stomach.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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