Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at FENCE BUILDERS, INC.
Start: 9/22/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022098412 · 9/22/2022 · FENCE BUILDERS, INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Augers, plumbing snakes-power not determined
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: FENCE BUILDERS, INC.
Location: 306 Eastwood Circle, WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS, 72476
NAICS: 238990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On September 22, 2022, between 12:00 p.m. and 12:10 p.m., an employee was using a hand auger to dig holes to construct a new fence at a residential site. The auger struck an underground electric line and the employee received an electric shock and was hospitalized.

Source

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