Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
Start: 8/18/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087800 · 8/18/2020 · Georgia Power Company

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

Employer

Name: Georgia Power Company
Location: Evans Towne Center Blvd. and Antebellum Way, EVANS, GEORGIA, 30809
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, repairing a storm-damaged electrical distribution line at the top of a pole. The employee was shocked, suffering first- and second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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