Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at NELSON TREE SERVICE, INC.
Start: 8/30/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015086250 · 8/30/2015 · NELSON TREE SERVICE, INC.

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: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: NELSON TREE SERVICE, INC.
Location: 2123 West 106 St, AKRON, OHIO, 44333
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

During a power outage, an employee was helping to clear a line of tree branches at an electrical substation using a pole pruner. A branch fell after it was cut, striking a live line and the employee. The employee got shocked and was burned on his hands and torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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