Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Name: Third or fourth degree electrical burns at Hawthorne Contracting
Start: 3/24/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022032635 · 3/24/2022 · Hawthorne Contracting

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Hawthorne Contracting
Location: Wideman Rd, OXFORD, ARKANSAS, 72565
NAICS: 335929
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket installing a fiber optic line. An insulator 4 feet above the employee broke, causing the primary electric line to come loose and fall on him. He suffered third-degree electrical burns to the back, chest, arms, and hands. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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