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First degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2017065965 · 6/29/2017 · Schnitzer Southeast

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
First degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Schnitzer Southeast
Location
KaMin Performance Minerals, SANDERSVILLE, GEORGIA, 31082
NAICS
423930
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to pick up a roll-off container with hoisting cables when the hook on the container broke and the hoisting cable flew up and over the employee's tractor truck, contacting the overhead power lines. The controls on the truck became energized in the employee's hand, and he suffered first degree burns to his right hand and foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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