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Electrocutions, electric shocks
1 hospitalization · 2019087931 · 8/2/2019 · Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 1
- Amputation
- 0
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- BODY SYSTEMS
- Nature of injury
- Electrocutions, electric shocks
Cause
- Event
- Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
- Source
- Power lines, transformers, convertors
Employer
- Name
- Tongue River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Location
- Busby Substation, BUSBY, MONTANA, 59016
- NAICS
- 237130
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was at a substation removing a bird's nest. The employee suffered a 7,200-volt shock and was hospitalized.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown