Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at TDB Associtaes, Inc., 1 Tyler Way, MORAINE, OHIO 45439
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
On 12/30/2019, an employee was working inside an aerial lift to install metal siding onto the exterior of a new construction addition when the employee received an electrical shock from a 7,500-volt electrical transmission line. The employee suffered second and third degree burns.
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 on a ladder, taking measurements for a new gutter installation. The ladder slipped out from under him and both he and the ladder fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with seven broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder, installing a drip edge as part of a gutter installation. The employee fell to the ground, suffered a head laceration and a concussion, and was hospitalized.
An employee was on scaffolding when they fell into a 1-foot gap between the scaffolding and a building. He fell 8-9 feet to the ground, sustaining head injuries and fractures to their arm(s). The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was removing stucco from the side of a wall when the ceiling collapsed. The employee jumped out of the way and began descending the side of the scaffold when they fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right wrist.
An employee was on a straight ladder approximately 6-7 feet above the ground to set straps to hold a truss to the foundation of a house. He reached for the next strap and lost his balance, falling from the ladder and landing on his feet on the floor. The employee sustained one fractured foot and one bruised foot.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.