Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at West Penn Power
Start: 5/10/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023054223 · 5/10/2023 · West Penn Power

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Face, unspecified
Nature of injury: Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Secondary source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: West Penn Power
Location: 6th and Center Alley, NORTH CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA, 15022
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a bucket truck drilling a hole into a utility pole when a conductor located above the employee broke free from the pole and fell onto the equipment. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right side of their face.

Source

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