Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Start: 4/14/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016043138 · 4/14/2016 · Nueces Electric Cooperative, 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, 220 volts or less
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Nueces Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Location: 739 Rancho Seco Rd., RIVIERA, TEXAS, 78379
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On 4-14-2016, at 12:15 p.m., two employees were dispatched to trench, lay cable, and connect service to an underground pedestal. During the installation, the first employee fell on the second employee, who was preparing the wire to be installed in the pedestal's energized bar. The first employee's left arm made contact with the energized 120-volt bar and was electrocuted. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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