Electrical burns and electrocution

Name: Electrical burns and electrocution at Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Start: 12/5/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241211224 · 12/5/2024 · Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation

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: Trucks with other mounted machinery, equipment n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corporation
Location: 288 Platte Clove Rd, TANNERSVILLE, NEW YORK, 12485
NAICS: 221121
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A crew was working on a damaged utility pole when the pole broke and contacted a digger derrick, causing an employee to be electrically shocked and sustain third-degree burns to their right hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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