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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2017076165 · 7/5/2017 · Sage Telecommunications Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Sage Telecommunications Corporation
Location
0787 County Road 223, RIFLE, COLORADO, 81650
NAICS
517919
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing a down guy-wire on an overhead cable TV facility when the tail of the wire contacted the overhead powerline. The employee received an electrical shock and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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