Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at North Houston Pole Line
Start: 8/17/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087774 · 8/17/2020 · North Houston Pole Line

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: North Houston Pole Line
Location: 2312 Timbercreek Trail, KINGWOOD, TEXAS, 77345
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee climbed a wooden pole to remove a downed conductor. The employee's right arm contacted the bottom of the energized switch and received third degree burns.

Source

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