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Electrical burns and electrocution

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024075945 · 7/2/2024 · Jay Fulkroad & Sons, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
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
Dump trucks

Employer

Name
Jay Fulkroad & Sons, Inc.
Location
West 4th Street, LEWISTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 17044
NAICS
237310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the ground running the screed on a paver when the dump truck attached to the paver contacted 46-kV power lines and the employee suffered an electrical shock. The employee sustained second- and third-degree electrical burns on their right hand and both feet.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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