Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified · Second degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at West Penn Power, 6th and Center Alley, NORTH CHARLEROI, PENNSYLVANIA 15022
on — Second degree electrical burns, affecting the face, unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in a bucket truck drilling a hole into a utility pole when a conductor located above the employee broke free from the pole and fell onto the equipment. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right side of their face.
HospitalizedFace, unspecifiedBoom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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