Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Foothill Energy Service Inc
Start: 7/7/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076103 · 7/7/2016 · Foothill Energy Service Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Foothill Energy Service Inc
Location: 1000 N Highway 287, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, 80524
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the bucket getting ready to go up to do work on the powerline when he contacted the energized line, suffering third degree burns to both arms and second degree burns to his hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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