Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Wright Tree Services
Start: 8/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088727 · 8/22/2019 · Wright Tree Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(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: Limbs, branches-unattached

Employer

Name: Wright Tree Services
Location: 971 Red Bird Lane, WEATHERFORD, TEXAS, 76088
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket trimming limbs with a hydraulic stick saw. A cut limb fell onto a primary power line, pushing the primary line down into the neutral line. The resulting arc flash burned the employee's right hand.

Source

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