Direct exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Florida Power & Light Company, 270 Pioneer Rd, MERRITT ISLAND, FLORIDA 32953
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Thumb(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing personal protective grounds at a substation when their hand contacted the end of the ground that was not energized, but induced voltage was created by wind and shocked them. This resulted in a burn on their thumb.
Hospitalized Thumb(s) Power lines, transformers, convertors
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