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Electrocutions, electric shocks
1 hospitalization · 2015108087 · 10/29/2015 · Viking Fence Corp.
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
- Viking Fence Corp.
- Location
- 611 N. Dairy Ashford, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77079
- NAICS
- 238990
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
While digging a hole for a fence post installation, the employee struck a live 277V electrical line and was shocked.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown