Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Xcel Energy Services Northeast Service Center
Start: 11/29/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015118972 · 11/29/2015 · Xcel Energy Services Northeast Service Center

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: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Xcel Energy Services Northeast Service Center
Location: Siesta Estate Mobile Home Park, AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79118
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the process of isolating voltage to the live front transformer in an ice storm. He was attempting to install a load break device to dump the load and the insulated stick he was using arced from the switch attachment to the fiberglass stick. The employee was shocked and admitted to the hospital.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown