Second degree electrical burns

Name: Second degree electrical burns at Jim Williams Fence Company
Start: 7/25/2023

1 hospitalization · 2023076673 · 7/25/2023 · Jim Williams Fence Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Chain-link fences, panels
Secondary source: Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name: Jim Williams Fence Company
Location: 1740 George Jenkins Blvd, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 33815
NAICS: 236220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was in a manlift installing a 24-foot high chain link fence. One of the metal fence components that he was holding contacted a live power line, shocking the employee and causing second-degree burns to their left hand.

Source

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