← OSHA severe injury reports

Electrical burns any degree

1 hospitalization · 2025032777 · 3/24/2025 · On Trac Communications, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

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

Employer

Name
On Trac Communications, LLC
Location
114 County Rd 1156, CULLMAN, ALABAMA, 35057
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On March 24, 2025, an employee was in an aerial bucket pulling a fiber optic internet cable through tree limbs from a residence to the communication pole. The employee contacted energized power lines and sustained electrical burns to both palms and knuckles and burns to his left forearm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown