Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at RJV Construction Corp.
Start: 11/1/2017

1 hospitalization · 20171110566 · 11/1/2017 · RJV Construction Corp.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Digging handtools-nonpowered, unspecified

Employer

Name: RJV Construction Corp.
Location: 49 Corey Street, CHARLESTOWN, MASSACHUSETTS, 02129
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a hand tool to dig beneath an underground electrical duct bank and expose a water main when the duct bank collapsed. The hand tool then contacted a live electrical line, resulting in an arc blast/arc flash. The employee suffered burns and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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