Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Washington Painting Service Inc
Start: 9/15/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016098768 · 9/15/2016 · Washington Painting Service Inc

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Washington Painting Service Inc
Location: 2160 Mc Coys Creek Blvd, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA, 32218
NAICS: 238320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving an aerial articulating boom lift when his head brushed against high-power electrical lines. He was shocked several times before falling unconscious to the basket of the lift, suffering second and third degree burns and internal injuries. He was hospitalized.

Source

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