Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Del Papa Distributing Company, Inc (Texas City)
Start: 5/11/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019054816 · 5/11/2019 · Del Papa Distributing Company, Inc (Texas City)

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: Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Lightning

Employer

Name: Del Papa Distributing Company, Inc (Texas City)
Location: 9001 Seawall Blvd, GALVESTON, TEXAS, 77554
NAICS: 424810
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was helping to set up a tent for an event and was holding a metal pole. A strong electrical current struck the metal pole due to a lighting strike. The injured employee had pain in his right arm.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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