Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Gudenkauf Corporation
Start: 12/5/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212509 · 12/5/2019 · Gudenkauf Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Gudenkauf Corporation
Location: South of, HARRISVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26362
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was pulling a line with a take-up reel leaning against mule tape. The mule tape had a small tracer wire in it. The employee came in close proximity to the electrical line and an arc occurred, shocking the employee's left hand.

Source

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