Electrical burns, unspecified

Name: Electrical burns, unspecified at People's Electric Cooperative (PEC)
Start: 8/4/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022086881 · 8/4/2022 · People's Electric Cooperative (PEC)

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Nonclassifiable
Nature of injury: Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: People's Electric Cooperative (PEC)
Location: 2.5 miles Norht of Cario Y; GPS coordinates 34.6222, -961449, COALGATE, OKLAHOMA, 74538
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee in a bucket truck was untying phases of a 7,200-volt three-phase line before a construction crew could change out a pole. The employee came in contact with a lightning arrester and was shocked. The employee also sustained electrical burns.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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