Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.
Start: 9/13/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098657 · 9/13/2016 · Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Southeast Utilities of Georgia, Inc.
Location: 4755 Capital Circle NW, Unit 1-A, TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA, 32303
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in an aerial bucket, trimming trees to get to a communication cable. As he moved the bucket, it touched the powerline, resulting in an electrical shock. He suffered severe burns to both arms and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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