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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023043457 · 4/18/2023 · Virtalink Com LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Virtalink Com LLC
Location
16 Elliot Place, MERRICK, NEW YORK, 11566
NAICS
517311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing cable service to a private home. They were using a pole to run fiber line through trees when the pole contacted a power line, resulting in burns to his hands.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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