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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2022119588 · 11/1/2022 · Navasota Valley Electric Co-Op

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Navasota Valley Electric Co-Op
Location
2281 U.S. 79, FRANKLIN, TEXAS, 77856
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing underground primary wire while in a bucket lift truck. When a connection was made to a transformer, the wire arched employee was shocked and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the left arm and right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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