Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at D CONSTRUCTION
Start: 7/21/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076659 · 7/21/2016 · D CONSTRUCTION

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: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Lightning

Employer

Name: D CONSTRUCTION
Location: Laraway Rd and Patterson Rd., JOLIET, ILLINOIS, 60403
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

As the employee was standing with both hands on the JLG lift rail, a lighting strike hit the JLG. The employee was stunned, fell to the ground, and was hospitalized.

Source

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