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Electrocution, electric shock

2 hospitalizations · 2025021781 · 2/24/2025 · Juan Ayala

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocution, electric shock

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Self-supporting scaffolds or staging

Employer

Name
Juan Ayala
Location
1500 S. Deer Park Road, DECATUR, TEXAS, 76234
NAICS
238130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

While performing construction operations, employees were utilizing a boom lift to lower a pump jack scaffold. The boom lift shifted and the pump jack scaffold came into contact with adjacent power lines. Two employees working at ground level were holding onto the pump jack and were shocked by the electricity. Both employees were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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