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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088070 · 8/22/2017 · Advance Power & Lighting, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name
Advance Power & Lighting, LLC
Location
1022 County Road 768, CULLMAN, ALABAMA, 35055
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee installed an insulator on a pole and was coming down from the pole using a boom lift when he saw something was not complete and went back up to the location where he was previously working. He then made contact with a switch, which sent an electrical current through the left side of his body and out through the right hand. His right hand was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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