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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2019021400 · 2/7/2019 · North Houston Pole Line

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
North Houston Pole Line
Location
3227 Blodgett St, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77004
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out the insulator on a buswork at a substation. An energized lightning arrester shocked the employee, causing burns to the left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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