Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at Critter Control
Start: 7/20/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022076351 · 7/20/2022 · Critter Control

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Foot (feet), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Movable ladders, unspecified
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Critter Control
Location: 155 Woolco Drive, MARIETTA, GEORGIA, 30062
NAICS: 561710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Two employees were setting up a 40-foot ladder to access a building's roof. The top of the ladder contacted a live power line, and both employees were shocked. One of them suffered electrical burns to his foot and was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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