Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at D.R. Martinue Construction, Inc.
Start: 5/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020054735 · 5/21/2020 · D.R. Martinue Construction, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Building materials-solid elements, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: D.R. Martinue Construction, Inc.
Location: 754 Estero Blvd., FORT MYERS BEACH, FLORIDA, 33931
NAICS: 238160
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was climbing a ladder to repair a piece of fascia when the piece of facia contacted a powerline. He received an electric shock and suffered second and third degree burns on 40 percent of his body (mostly his back and hands). He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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