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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2021020934 · 2/2/2021 · Sunflower Electric Power Corporation - Holcomb Station

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
Source
Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source
Relays, rheostats, starters, controls

Employer

Name
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation - Holcomb Station
Location
14255 E US HWY 160, ULYSSES, KANSAS, 67880
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were grounding a 115KV line. An employee was in a bucket truck when the truck's upper boom contacted an ungrounded phase which energized the bucket. The employee was shocked and lost consciousness for approximately 30 seconds. The employee also suffered burns to his left hand that required hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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