Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at KAY CONCRETE MATERIALS
Start: 7/12/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021075678 · 7/12/2021 · KAY CONCRETE MATERIALS

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, greater than 220 volts
Source: Cement truck, concrete mixer truck
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: KAY CONCRETE MATERIALS
Location: 117 Morgan Ave, AURORA, MISSOURI, 65605
NAICS: 327320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was unloading concrete from a ready-mix truck. The employee was leaning on the truck's fender and had a remote control for the truck in his hand. The pumper that he was feeding into made contact with an overhead power line; the employee suffered a whole-body shock.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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