Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Traffic & Lighting Systems, LLC
Start: 3/30/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017032890 · 3/30/2017 · Traffic & Lighting Systems, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Lamp posts, street lights
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Traffic & Lighting Systems, LLC
Location: NW Expressway between Portland and NW 63rd, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73112
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were guiding a metal light pole from its base to the ground. As the employees were guiding the light pole, the top portion of the light pole came in contact with a 7200v overhead power line. All three employees received burns to their hands and one employee received burns to the upper torso.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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