Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Novinium, Inc., 13230 Dillon St, BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was assisting a crew in de-energizing a radial section of cable. The employee was switching cables to isolate a section he was working on when a probe contacted a cable, resulting in a shock and burns to both hands.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedHandtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
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