Amputations

Name: Amputations at R & R Powerline, Inc.
Start: 11/16/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20221110080 · 11/16/2022 · R & R Powerline, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

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

Employer

Name: R & R Powerline, Inc.
Location: 11644 Hwy 283, SAYRE, OKLAHOMA, 73662
NAICS: 237130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was up in the bucket of a truck in order to move a connecter on a power line that was being repaired. The employee was between the neutral line and one of the primary lines when he received an electrical shock, resulting in the amputation of his left arm.

Source

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