Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Wallace Sprinkler Inc.
Start: 11/12/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191111747 · 11/12/2019 · Wallace Sprinkler Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Wallace Sprinkler Inc.
Location: Corner of N Ash Ave., LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79403
NAICS: 221310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing sprinklers for landscaping while a dump truck from another company was dumping sand close to a highline wire. The dump truck hit the energized wire, causing it to split and fall on top of the employee. He received an electrical shock and experienced trouble breathing, a sore chest, and burns from the neck down.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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