Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Public Service Company or Colorado
Start: 11/10/2020

2 hospitalizations · 20201110662 · 11/10/2020 · Public Service Company or Colorado

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Public Service Company or Colorado
Location: 4905 W 9th Ave, LAKEWOOD, COLORADO, 80214
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were responding to a power outage. They were pulling in a secondary conductor while up on a distribution pole. One or both employees went to attach the conductor and contacted an energized high-voltage power line. Both employees were hospitalized with burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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