Roadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Golden Triangle Concrete Co., 1556 Eagle Hill Lane, COTTLEVILLE, MISSOURI 63304
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was driving a concrete pump truck when it made contact with overhead power lines. The employee was shocked and was hospitalized.
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