Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at MP SYSTEMS, INC.
Start: 8/12/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015085687 · 8/12/2015 · MP SYSTEMS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: MP SYSTEMS, INC.
Location: 8227 Lancaster Avenue, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN, 53209
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing the newly installed wooden power line pole to help another employee who was working out of the aerial lift bucket move the 4800 V power line from the old wooden power line pole to the new one. In the process, the injured employee contacted the live 4800v power line on the top of his right shoulder. The poles are approximately 45 feet long but once installed they are 35 feet high because 10 feet are in the ground.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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