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Electrical burns and electrocution

1 hospitalization · 2024043714 · 4/29/2024 · Ferreira Power South

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Body systems and other part(s) of body
Nature of injury
Electrical burns and electrocution

Cause

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

Employer

Name
Ferreira Power South
Location
263 McCain Park Drive, JACKSONVILLE, TEXAS, 75766
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a power line that was damaged during a storm. A line from another pole came off a damaged cross-arm and contacted the power line the employee was repairing. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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