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Electrical burns and electrocution

1 hospitalization · 2025065836 · 6/19/2025 · Hamilton County Electric Cooperative

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
Hamilton County Electric Cooperative
Location
518 US Hwy 281 South, HAMILTON, TEXAS, 76531
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inside an insulated bucket truck working on an energized power line. He was tying the neutral conductor onto the insulator when his upper back/neck made contact with an energized switch (7.2 kV). Electric current flowed from his upper back/neck to his left hand, resulting in a severe burn to his left arm and other burns to his upper torso.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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