Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Victor Salvador Vasquez
Start: 6/8/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021064645 · 6/8/2021 · Victor Salvador Vasquez

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Victor Salvador Vasquez
Location: 110 Brooks Lane, BEDIAS, TEXAS, 77831
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing fiber optic cable on a utility pole line. He climbed the pole and was swapping a lasher machine from one side of the pole to the other when there was an arc flash between the energized, 14,400-volt line and his work belt. He suffered burns to the upper body and was hospitalized.

Source

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