Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Willkomm Excavating & Grading, Inc.
Start: 4/11/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043193 · 4/11/2022 · Willkomm Excavating & Grading, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Measuring handtools, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Willkomm Excavating & Grading, Inc.
Location: Clover Lane & Silverspring Drive, MENOMONEE FALLS, WISCONSIN, 53051
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a grade pole to measure the grade in a trench box. As the employee was pulling the pole out of the trench box, the pole was blown into an electric line by a gust of wind, causing the employee to be electrocuted. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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