Fractures and burns

Name: Fractures and burns at VTCU, CORP.
Start: 10/21/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024109788 · 10/21/2024 · VTCU, CORP.

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 greater than 220 volts
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: VTCU, CORP.
Location: 3770 POLE LINE ROAD, BLDG 37, POCATELLO, IDAHO, 83201
NAICS: 335311
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

After a voltage test, an employee came into contact with a power transformer that was still energized with 10 kV. The employee suffered burns to fingertips on both hands, the upper left arm, and three or four places on the lower stomach. He also suffered microfractures to his upper back between the shoulder blades.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown