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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023054520 · 5/21/2023 · AMEREN MISSOURI

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Third or fourth degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Highway vehicle, motorized, unspecified
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
AMEREN MISSOURI
Location
1901 Chouteau Avenue, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63103
NAICS
221112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had just cleared damage to a utility pole that had been broken by a motor vehicle accident and was laying over the highway. As the employee was parking his vehicle, the vehicle s radio antenna contacted the low-hanging energized conductor, causing the vehicle to become energized. The employee stepped out of the vehicle and experienced an electric shock, resulting in second-and-third-degree burns to the head, left upper arm, left hand, left leg, and left foot. His little toe was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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