Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Birchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.
Start: 10/14/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021108863 · 10/14/2021 · Birchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.

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: Limbs, branches-unattached
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Birchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.
Location: 149 Timber Brook Lane, PENFIELD, NEW YORK, 14526
NAICS: 561730
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trimming branches and removing a cut limb. When the employee rotated the limb to send it to the ground, the limb made contact with the overhead 12 kV line and the employee was shocked.

Source

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