Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Dixie Landscape Company, Inc.
Start: 6/1/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065390 · 6/1/2018 · Dixie Landscape Company, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Dixie Landscape Company, Inc.
Location: 97000 Overseas Hwy, KEY LARGO, FLORIDA, 33037
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on the ground guiding a coconut tree that was suspended by a piece of equipment to position it in a hole. The palm frond touched an overhead powerline while the employee was touching the root and he received an electrical shock, burning his hands and the bottom of his feet.

Source

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