Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Armstrong Cable Services
Start: 7/12/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076406 · 7/12/2017 · Armstrong Cable Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Armstrong Cable Services
Location: 1943-1985 Riggle Road, BELLVILLE, OHIO, 44813
NAICS: 515210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working in a man basket when he contacted a high-voltage powerline (7,800 volts) while pulling fiber optic cable through trees. He sustained electrical burns to the neck, both arms, and a hip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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