Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Georgia Power Company
Start: 6/1/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064435 · 6/1/2021 · Georgia Power Company

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Georgia Power Company
Location: Gordon Highway at Thomas Lane intersection, AUGUSTA, GEORGIA, 30909
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After repairing a casing on a power line, an employee was making a connection to energize a distribution line. The employee was shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the face and left elbow.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown