Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Richard Stevedoring & Logistics
Start: 8/23/2017

2 hospitalizations · 2017088101 · 8/23/2017 · Richard Stevedoring & Logistics

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Lightning

Employer

Name: Richard Stevedoring & Logistics
Location: 13069 industrial Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77015
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were working on a barge near a dock. They were receiving steel plates from the pier using a shore crane when they were struck by lightning. Both were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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