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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

2 hospitalizations · 20160810205 · 8/26/2016 · Marcelino Alvarez

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Wheelbarrow
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Marcelino Alvarez
Location
10915 Upland Pass Dr., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77043
NAICS
238140
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On August 28, 2016, the owner of the independent contractor crew and his laborer were moving a wheel barrow of material when it struck a metal pole of a pump jack scaffold. The pump jack scaffold was dislodged and the top pole of the scaffold struck an overhead power line. Both men attempted to move the wheel barrow and the scaffold with their hands and received an electrical shock and third degree burns to their hands. Both were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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