Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at T & D Solutions, Ltd.
Start: 7/7/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076239 · 7/7/2017 · T & D Solutions, Ltd.

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: Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source: Lightning

Employer

Name: T & D Solutions, Ltd.
Location: 1015 City Bridge Road, PERKINSTON, MISSISSIPPI, 39573
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee went to retrieve keys from a utility truck during a thunderstorm when lighting struck the overhead powerline and energized the truck, causing him to experience shortness of breath. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown