Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact less than 6 feet · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at D & R CONSTRUCTION AND CONTRACTING, LLC, 10986 GA-87, JULIETTE, GEORGIA 31046
on — Fractures and burns, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
The injured employee was on a ladder troubleshooting lights in the coal hole and handled a live wire, causing full body electrocution. A fellow employee broke the electrical contact/circuit by knocking him off the ladder. The injured employee fell 3 feet and suffered skull and rib fractures and a laceration. The employee's hands were burned from electrical shock.
Hospitalized Multiple body parts n.e.c. Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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