Exposure to electric arc · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Irby Construction Company, 2228 Broad Ranch Dr, PORT CHARLOTTE, FLORIDA 33948
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Ears and facial region unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was servicing a utility line from the bucket of a bucket truck when the bucket contacted the cut-out switch at the top of the pole, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained flash burns on his face.
Hospitalized Ears and facial region unspecified Power lines, transformers, convertors
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