Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Start: 6/18/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065701 · 6/18/2020 · Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC
Location: 21684 Shady Lane, IDLEDALE, COLORADO, 80453
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming a tree at heights when a tree branch contacted power lines. The employee was indirectly shocked and sustained burns to the right hand and both forearms.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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