LIBERTY, MISSOURI—
EVERGY
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at EVERGY, 1650 State Highway B, LIBERTY, MISSOURI 64068 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Two employees were attaching a tie-in wire to hold a wire to a new insulator that had been put on a pole. The tie ware came into contact with the pole grounding wire, causing an arc flash that burned the employees' faces, arms, and necks.
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EMPORIA, KANSAS—
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Employees were setting a pole along a county road to replace a storm-damaged pole. They were positioning the new pole in the hole and were canting the new pole using the pole chain. The pole shifted and dropped in the hole, causing the chain to roll over an employee's right index finger. The chain caught their finger against the pole and resulted in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
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An employee was utilizing an aerial bucket to repair the service drop at a residential home. The truck that the arial bucket is attached to was parked on a slope and began to move. The employee was ejected from the bucket and landed on the ground, sustaining two back fractures.
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An employee was using a drill with a ground rod attached to wind up a line to pull a flat mule line from transformer to transformer. His left little finger became wrapped in the line and was partially amputated.
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Evergy
An employee was working on a pad-mounted transformer when he suffered a 7,200-volt shock. He was hospitalized.
OLATHE, KANSAS—
EVERGY
An employee was carrying out a meter test on the side of a pad-mounted transformer. An arc flash burned the employee's face and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
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