Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at MUTI
Start: 8/23/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087935 · 8/23/2016 · MUTI

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: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Cutting handtools-power not determined, unspecified

Employer

Name: MUTI
Location: 3300 N. 1st Street, LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, 68521
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing new utility lines. While cutting through an abandoned electrical line, he struck a live line and was shocked and burned, requiring hospitalization.

Source

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