Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Ca-Par Electric, Inc.
Start: 12/29/2021

2 hospitalizations · 20211211127 · 12/29/2021 · Ca-Par Electric, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 2
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck

Employer

Name: Ca-Par Electric, Inc.
Location: 12390 Hwy., SAINT AMANT, LOUISIANA, 70774
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were installing a new utility pole next to a live line. The energized line contacted the boom of the bucket truck they were using. One employee suffered third-degree burns to the chest and legs. Another, in the lift bucket, was injured by an arc flash that happened when the line contacted the lift again. That employee suffered third-degree burns to the face and chest.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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