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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2017054249 · 5/10/2017 · Sunland Construction, Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Sunland Construction, Inc
Location
Sunland Construction Field Office, PLAQUEMINE, LOUISIANA, 70764
NAICS
237120
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was re-erecting goal posts below a power line when the stringer of flags on one end of the goal posts became hung up on the passenger-side rear-view mirror of a haul truck. The injured employee was attempting to free the stringer of flags when a coworker raised a PVC pipe to place it over a t-post. The top of the PVC pole, where the stringer of flags was tied, came into contact with the overhead power line. The employee sustained burns to his left arm, left hand, and right foot. He was hospitalized for surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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