Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Mesa Line Services, LLC.
Start: 9/12/2016

2 hospitalizations · 2016098631 · 9/12/2016 · Mesa Line Services, LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Cutting handtools-power not determined, unspecified
Secondary source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Mesa Line Services, LLC.
Location: 2234 28th Street, DICKINSON, TEXAS, 77539
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were cutting a jumper wire with cutters when their tool made contact with a live line. They were severely electric shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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