Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Pike Electric, LLC
Start: 7/5/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016075983 · 7/5/2016 · Pike Electric, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Pike Electric, LLC
Location: 4323 LEDAN EXTENSION, GAINESVILLE, GEORGIA, 30506
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a 40-foot pole and was installing a lightning arrester when the arrester failed, resulting in second degree flash burns to the left side of his face. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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