Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Musgrove Construction, Inc., Military Blvd & Scottsdale Dr., ORMOND BEACH, FLORIDA 32173
on — Amputations, affecting the hand(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was working in the bucket of an aerial lift to change out a two phase 13.2 KV straight line pole with a two phase pull off. The employee boomed down to get bottled water. The employee was booming back up to finish working on a pole when he made contact with the power line (tap primary) resulting in electrical burns to his left hand, right shoulder, and the right side of his face. The employee was admitted to the hospital and due to the severity of the burns on his left hand it was amputated.
An employee turned his back on a live high-voltage line as he was uncovering an electrical power he was about to work on, causing burns to his neck and right thigh. He was hospitalized.
An employee was installing a ground wire to a power transmission pole. The ground wire contacted an energized portion of a cut-out, causing an arc-flash. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to their chest and arms.
An employee was connecting a utility transformer for underground service to a home. The employee's impact drill went across two connection bars with 240 volts of potential, creating an arc flash. The employee sustained burns to the face and eyes due to the arc flash and molten aluminum.
On December 15, 2023, at 9:15 AM, an employee was changing 60-amp fuses in a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to both hands.
An employee was terminating cables in a junction box. A loose ground wire came into contact with the bushing, causing a flash that burned the right side of the employee's face and his right hand.
An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
An employee was terminating conductors to buss bars inside the secondary compartment of a single-phase transformer. An arc flash occurred, causing burns to the soft tissue of the employee's face.
An employee was securing the claw of a grapple truck to the truck bed. His left little finger was caught between the tie down strap and the rub rail of the truck, resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.
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