Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Pulice Construction, Inc.
Start: 8/7/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087497 · 8/7/2020 · Pulice Construction, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Pulice Construction, Inc.
Location: FM 2234 and Fm 521, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77053
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A work crew was moving concrete barriers along a traffic lane using an excavator with a barrier lifter. The excavator's boom contacted a 19.9-kilovolt overhead power line, and an employee was shocked. The employee suffered burns to the right hand and right foot.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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