Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at WTG Sarasota, LLC.
Start: 8/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088266 · 8/12/2019 · WTG Sarasota, LLC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Digging handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: WTG Sarasota, LLC.
Location: 333 North Tamiami Trail, SARASOTA, FLORIDA, 34236
NAICS: 561320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a post hole digger to dig holes in order to build a fence. The employee inserted the post hole digger into the ground and hit a powerline, which created a flame that shot up and burned portions of the employee's left and right arms. The employee may have suffered a mild electric shock as well.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown