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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2024043457 · 4/20/2024 · Michaels Power Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity unspecified
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Michaels Power Inc
Location
70 Burr Street, EASTON, CONNECTICUT, 06612
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to install a ground on a de-energized line. The employee was clipping in the top phase and the static wire after a wire pull on a 115kV aerial electrical transmission line. The employee leaned over the basket and reached out, grabbing the phase/dolly. The induced voltage that had collected in the de-energized line caused electrical burns to their right little finger and lower right leg and they were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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