Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Utility Lines COnstruction Services, LLC
Start: 6/28/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065927 · 6/28/2017 · Utility Lines COnstruction Services, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Utility Lines COnstruction Services, LLC
Location: Intersection of Oriole road, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33901
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a switch to a pole when his hand contacted an overhead powerline and an arc flash occurred. He suffered a first degree burn on his chest and second degree burn on his back, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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