Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at PIRKLE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Start: 1/6/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023010147 · 1/6/2023 · PIRKLE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Electric parts, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PIRKLE ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
Location: 945 East Paces Ferry Rd Suite 2025, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30326
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On January 6, 2023, an employee was installing lights when he contacted the flex whip and sustained an electrical shock that caused him to fall off the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for a second-degree burn to his left index finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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