Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Protech Field Services
Start: 4/26/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022043607 · 4/26/2022 · Protech Field Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Protech Field Services
Location: Madde 1-2, STANTON, TEXAS, 79782
NAICS: 213112
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a 20-foot long, metal pole for the meter run in the dog house. The pole touched a live electric line over the doghouse and the employee was shocked. The employee then dropped the pole and fell to the ground. The employee sustained electrical burns on both arms and the front of the torso.

Source

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