Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Colorado Powerline Inc.
Start: 5/18/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054879 · 5/18/2018 · Colorado Powerline Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Colorado Powerline Inc.
Location: 32140 Highway 40, EVERGREEN, COLORADO, 80439
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket tightening nuts on the a transformer cutout when he contacted 7,200 volts, suffering a burn to the left hand that required hospitalization. Rubber gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown