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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 20181010237 · 10/3/2018 · All Utilities and Excavating, Inc.

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
Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
All Utilities and Excavating, Inc.
Location
9985 Diley Road, PICKERINGTON, OHIO, 43147
NAICS
238910
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Between 9:00 and 10:00 a.m. on October 3, 2018, an employee was guiding the butt of a wooden electrical pole, which was being lifted by the winch of a digger derrick. The employee's neck came into contact with the pole as it was being grabbed by the pole claws; the top of the pole moved into (or close to) overhead high-voltage electrical lines. The employee suffered a 69,000-volt electrical shock down the body and out his foot.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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