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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2020065162 · 6/3/2020 · Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC

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
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Towers, poles, unspecified

Employer

Name
Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC
Location
Tyson Foods HWY 35 N., CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI, 39051
NAICS
236210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was stepping over a 2-foot retaining wall while holding a 25-foot aluminum pole. The pole touched an overhead transformer fuse, and the employee was shocked. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the leg, buttocks, and arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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