Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc.
Start: 5/12/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054623 · 5/12/2018 · Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc.
Location: Mill Creek Road, BIRCH RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA, 26610
NAICS: 621910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On May 12, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were responding to a motor vehicle accident that had caused a down power line. He ducked below the downed powerline to provide assistance to the injured victims. His forehead then made contact with the energized power line, and an electric current entered his forehead and existed his foot. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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