Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Gordon Construction Co., Inc.
Start: 5/26/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021054304 · 5/26/2021 · Gordon Construction Co., Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Gordon Construction Co., Inc.
Location: County Road 1630 & Old Indian Hwy, TALIHINA, OKLAHOMA, 74571
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket constructing a new electrical distribution line. The employee was connecting a primary phase to a pole. While holding the primary phase in his right hand, his left hand was on the controls of the bucket. A metal part of the bucket contacted a live, energized line and the employee was shocked. The employee also sustained burns to both hands.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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