Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Wright Tree Service, Inc.
Start: 7/22/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076971 · 7/22/2016 · Wright Tree Service, Inc.

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: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Wright Tree Service, Inc.
Location: 480 Kramaria, DENVER, COLORADO, 80220
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was injured from electrical shock while trimming a tree. The limb he was trimming fell on a utility wire and he was shocked and suffered a dislocated shoulder.

Source

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