Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Prairie Contractors, Inc.
Start: 7/10/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015074525 · 7/10/2015 · Prairie Contractors, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Dump truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Prairie Contractors, Inc.
Location: U.S. Highway 171, Beauregard Parish, RAGLEY, LOUISIANA, 70657
NAICS: 237310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee standing adjacent to an asphalt dump truck received an electric shock that rendered him unconscious when the bed of the dump truck contacted an overhead electric line. The ground on which the injured employee was standing was wet at the time of the incident. The injured employee suffered burns and blistering on his legs and damage to the big toe on his right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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