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Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2025032046 · 3/3/2025 · Irby Construction Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Ears and facial region unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Exposure to electric arc
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Boom truck, cherry picker

Employer

Name
Irby Construction Company
Location
2228 Broad Ranch Dr, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA, 33948
NAICS
237130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a utility line from the bucket of a bucket truck when the bucket contacted the cut-out switch at the top of the pole, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained flash burns on his face.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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