Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
Start: 7/22/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017076855 · 7/22/2017 · SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Shoulder(s) and arm(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: SOUTHWESTERN PUBLIC SERVICE
Location: 6500 Hope Rd., AMARILLO, TEXAS, 79109
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in an aerial bucket working on a 3-phase powerline outside of a residence. As the employee lowered the bucket, it came into contact with the powerline. The employee then suffered electrical burns to a shoulder and an arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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