Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi
Start: 8/11/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087581 · 8/11/2020 · Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi
Location: 2301 Bell Chasse Hwy, GRETNA, LOUISIANA, 70056
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were utilizing boom trucks to transfer live power lines to a new pole. One of the employees reached out to another to grab a tool while simultaneously holding the power line and experienced an electric shock. The injured employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown