Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Sargent Irrigation, Company
Start: 5/21/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054976 · 5/21/2018 · Sargent Irrigation, Company

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
Secondary source: Drilling machines, drilling augers

Employer

Name: Sargent Irrigation, Company
Location: Grand Island Regional Hospital, GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA, 68801
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was dewatering the work site. A guy line on a drill came loose and knocked a live electrical powerline into the employee, shocking his forearm. He was hospitalized.

Source

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