Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at North Houston Pole Line
Start: 7/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076855 · 7/21/2020 · North Houston Pole Line

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses

Employer

Name: North Houston Pole Line
Location: 22275 Ford Road, PORTER, TEXAS, 77365
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The employee was working from a bucket truck transferring live wires from an old power pole to a new pole. The employee's lanyard got close enough to a live wire that an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second degree burns where the metal parts of the harness contacted his body.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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