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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2021053623 · 5/1/2021 · Neshaminy Constructors, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source
Cranes, unspecified
Secondary source
Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
Neshaminy Constructors, Inc.
Location
Limekiln Pike Project, GLENSIDE, PENNSYLVANIA, 19038
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was standing on the bed of a crane, waiting to unhook a concrete block that the crane had just lifted off the ground. The crane hit an energized electrical wire and the employee was shocked, suffering internal burns and a heart arrhythmia. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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