Direct exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chain Electric Company, Incorporated, 204 Johnson St., NAPLES, TEXAS 75568
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Part of body unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was transferring energized wires while replacing a power pole when they made contact with a wire. This resulted in an electric shock and second-degree burns.
Hospitalized Part of body unspecified Power lines, transformers, convertors
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