Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mesa Line Services, LLC, Intersection of Hardy and Franklins St., HOUSTON, TEXAS 77009
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
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Final narrative
An employee was electrically shocked when his right hand made contact with a power line that was inductively charged. There were three power lines, two outer lines with 138kv and a center line that was disconnected but not grounded. The employee grabbed the center power line when he stumbled while trying to exit the tower. He suffered exit wounds to the right shin and a right toe.
An employee was driving an easement machine between two houses to reach the back yard. As the machine moved from concrete to grass, it tipped over to the left, catching the employee's left hand against a street light. The employee suffered lacerations to the hand. As well, the employee's face struck the controls, causing a partial loss of front teeth. The employee was hospitalized and underwent mouth surgery.
An employee was operating an all-terrain forklift on a construction road. The forklift drove off the gravel road and rolled over onto its side. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured C6 vertebra, and a vertebral wedge fracture.
Two employees were cutting a jumper wire with cutters when their tool made contact with a live line. They were severely electric shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns.
An employee was working on the lower leg of a standing tower, installing steel members and bolts, when he fell approximately 30 feet from the tower to the concrete ground. He fractured his sternum, pelvis, leg, and arm.
An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.
An employee was repairing an HVAC system in the drop tile ceiling of a conference room when they were shocked, causing them to fall from the ladder. The employee sustained burns to their right middle and ring fingers.
An employee was replacing a contactor inside an electrical panel attached directly to a press. The press itself was receiving power from another main panel. After replacing the contactor, the employee flipped the switch and an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's elbow, bicep, and neck.
An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.
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