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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20181213132 · 12/22/2018 · Sodexo Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Sodexo Services
Location
2929 W. Airfield Dr., DALLAS, TEXAS, 75261
NAICS
722310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing lights in a parking lot from a knuckle boom lift. He parked the truck next to a light pole and boomed up; the boom struck a 14-kilovolt power line, and he suffered burns to 32% of the left side of his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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