Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Mammoet USA South
Start: 8/4/2021

2 hospitalizations · 2021086530 · 8/4/2021 · Mammoet USA South

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Material and personnel handling machinery, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Mammoet USA South
Location: 9604 Hwy 75, GEISMAR, LOUISIANA, 70734
NAICS: 484230
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were transporting a cold box with a self-propelled modular transporter. As the load passed a power pole with a distribution transformer, the transformer arced onto a chain securing the load. The current traveled through the equipment and shocked both employees.

Source

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