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Electrical burns and electrocution

1 hospitalization · 2025021176 · 2/5/2025 · Mountainside Power LLC

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
Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Mountainside Power LLC
Location
39.73980 N; 103.66125 W, LAST CHANCE, COLORADO, 80757
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was tying in a new conductor on a de-energized line when he contacted an energized conductor (7,200 volts). The employee sustained an electrocution and burns to his left hand and arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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