Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Pike Electric, LLC
Start: 8/22/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088738 · 8/22/2019 · Pike Electric, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Pike Electric, LLC
Location: Georgia Highway 520, DAWSON, GEORGIA, 39842
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An overhead lineman was elevated in a bucket while removing the rubber cover from a primary power line. An arc flash caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's stomach and the area under the right arm. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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