Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Lake Region Electric Association
Start: 6/6/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018065523 · 6/6/2018 · Lake Region Electric Association

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Lake Region Electric Association
Location: Highway 25 North of Webster, WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57274
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured employee was part of a 6-7 person crew of linemen in a boat assessing a leaning pole in slough due to the weather. One of the poles being inspected slipped out causing the live 7200 V primary line to contact the injured employee's shoulder and ground out through their right leg to the boat/water. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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