Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at William Contractor Services
Start: 2/19/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018021701 · 2/19/2018 · William Contractor Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Gutters, downspouts
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: William Contractor Services
Location: 608 N Nagle, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 236116
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the third-story balcony of an apartment complex. He was pulling up a 25-foot section of gutter with a rope so that it could be installed. When the employee grabbed the section of gutter the end of it hit a power line. The electricity exited out of the employees left foot causing an exit-wound burn.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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