Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Michels Corp
Start: 9/24/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018099864 · 9/24/2018 · Michels Corp

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Michels Corp
Location: 633 Eugenia Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53705
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An electrical lineman working in an elevated bucket sustained an electrical burn under his ribs and atrial fibrillation when the rope he was using to dismantle an overhead electrical distribution system contacted an energized line.

Source

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