Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Start: 8/7/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088117 · 8/7/2019 · Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Location: 907 Race Street, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18109
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An arborist was working in a tree, approximately 30 feet above grade, when a felled branch contacted a single-phase electrical line. This caused the employee to sustain an electrical shock and burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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