Indirect exposure to electricity 220 volts or less · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 204 S Treasure Dr, TAMPA, FLORIDA 33609
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
Employees were working to secure a low-hanging feeder. An employee was elevated in a bucket at a height of approximately 12 feet and was pulling the lashing wire. The lashing wire flipped up and struck the lower phase (120 volts) of power that was 2.4 feet above the feeder and strand. The employee sustained electrical burns to their chest, both hands, and the right forearm.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Power lines, transformers, convertors
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