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Third or fourth degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2023098653 · 9/19/2023 · DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
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
Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, LLC
Location
13303 Sullivan Road, CLERMONT, FLORIDA, 34715
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing out insulators and hardware on a lattice 230-kilovolt tower when he saw that the pin that was securing the V-string to the outside phase was falling out. He hooked up a chain hoist to stop it. While going down, the employee dropped the chain hoist, causing it to go by a 69-kilovolt line. He suffered an electric shock by induction, which resulted in third-degree burns on his finger, back, and buttocks.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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