Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at SOLPOWERLINES, LLC
Start: 8/13/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088338 · 8/13/2019 · SOLPOWERLINES, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: SOLPOWERLINES, LLC
Location: City of Abbeville, ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA, 70510
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee in a bucket truck was removing the cover off of a center phase 35.5-kV top circuit and was hit by an arc flash. The employee sustained third degree burns to the neck and the left side of a hand. The employee also sustained first and second degree burns to the face, right shoulder and arm, and around the back from rib to rib.

Source

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