Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at Swisher Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Start: 9/27/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024099061 · 9/27/2024 · Swisher Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Trunk and other upper extremities
Nature of injury: Fractures and burns

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Swisher Electric Cooperative, Inc.
Location: intersection of FM146 and CR16, TULIA, TEXAS, 79088
NAICS: 221122
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on an aerial device, performing storm restoration work on a substation. The employee sustained an electrical shock caused by induced voltage from a de-energized line. The employee sustained fractures to their left shoulder and shoulder blade, and an electrical burn to their ring finger.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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