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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2015041659 · 4/1/2015 · Armstrong Landscape Design Group, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Cutting handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Armstrong Landscape Design Group, Inc.
Location
125 Wells Rd, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33480
NAICS
561730
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On or about 4/1/2015 at 2:00 PM, an employee was trimming a ficus hedge using a pole pruner. The pole pruner got stuck in the branch that the employee was trying to cut, so the employee yanked it. The pruner made contact with a power line, which shocked the employee; the employee was unconscious for approximately 1 minute. The employee also sustained burns to the left-hand index finger, as well as ankle burns. The employee was hospitalized overnight.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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