Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
Start: 3/30/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020032886 · 3/30/2020 · Georgia Power Company

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Georgia Power Company
Location: 241 Ralph McGill Road, Bin #10170, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in an aerial lift, preparing to remove a section of a bus. A 500-kilovolt power line caused second-degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.

Source

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