Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Power Line Services, Inc.
Start: 8/18/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017087951 · 8/18/2017 · Power Line Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Power Line Services, Inc.
Location: 2 miles North of Hwy 115 on CO RD 301, KERMIT, TEXAS, 79745
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clipping in a new conductor on an existing distribution line when a phase to ground fault occurred, causing an electrical flash that burned his left arm and shoulder.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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