Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harlan Electric Company Inc., 618 McGuffey Rd., WEST ALEXANDER, PENNSYLVANIA 15376
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was transferring an energized single-phase conductor to a new pole. The employee came in contact with an uninsulated 7,200-volt line and sustained electrical burns to their arm(s).
Hospitalized Arm(s) unspecified Power lines, transformers, convertors
A crew was changing out a single-phase pole. The injured employee was framing the pole approximately 30 feet from the base. As they were loosening the armor rod clamp, the conductor broke and the wire fell to the ground, landing on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered electrical burns to their right hand and both knees.
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