Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Standard Utility Construction, Inc.
Start: 1/10/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017010296 · 1/10/2017 · Standard Utility Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: Standard Utility Construction, Inc.
Location: 4801 City Lake Blvd. East, FORT WORTH, TEXAS, 76132
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to locate an underground conduit by using a fiberglass duct rod with an attached copper wire. The rod came into contact with a ground bar inside a switch gear, causing an electric shock that burned the employee's shoulder and both feet.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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