Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Hooper Corporation
Start: 6/25/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021065197 · 6/25/2021 · Hooper Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot(feet) and knee(s)
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Utility and telephone poles
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Hooper Corporation
Location: 2030 Pennsylvania Avenue, MADISON, WISCONSIN, 53704
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was directing the operator of a digger derrick in placing a wooden utility pole in the ground when the insulated boom of the digger derrick contacted an overhead powerline and the employee's leg contacted the energized utility pole, resulting in third degree burns to his knee and foot.

Source

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