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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2023086982 · 8/2/2023 · High Country Line Construction Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name
High Country Line Construction Inc
Location
11788 SH 137 Ozona Texas, OZONA, TEXAS, 76943
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the ground preparing to receive a wire stringing steel rope being flown by a helicopter. The employee grabbed the steel line and was shocked by electricity from the line on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for nerve damage to his hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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