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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 20231211318 · 12/12/2023 · Lott Brothers Construction Company LTD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower limb(s)
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source
Power lines, transformers, convertors

Employer

Name
Lott Brothers Construction Company LTD
Location
800 Westwood Dr., ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, 78664
NAICS
236116
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was working near an electrical pole. A co-worker was using a front-loader to grade a slope when the loader slid into a guy-wire and became tangled and stuck. The injured employee used a handheld grinder to cut the wire a few feet from the ground. The lower part of the wire fell to the ground, but the upper part of the wire fell toward the pole and contacted an energized part before the end landed in nearby bushes. The employee attempted to shake the bush to free the wire so it could fall back toward the pole. The wire popped up and contacted his hands, resulting in electrical entry burns to both hands and exit burns on both feet.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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