Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns any degree
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Evergy, Inc., 7544 SE 70th St, KINGMAN, KANSAS 67068
on — Electrical burns any degree , affecting the Trunk and other upper extremities.
Final narrative
A four-man crew was replacing a crossarm near a street. The injured employee was in a bucket truck unpinning the neutral when the crossarm broke and the primary crossarm above fell onto them. The employee suffered electrical burns to their upper body and both arms.
Hospitalized Trunk and other upper extremities Power lines, transformers, convertors
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