Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 117212.015 - Employee burns hands after touching electrical distribution

Accident Summary Nr: 117212.015 -- Report ID: 0626700 -- Event Date: 06/08/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1409103.015	06/18/2019		221122	The L.E. Meyers Co.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on June 8, 2019, an employee was climbing an electric pole to make a distribution line connection. As the employee was preparing for the line connection, his hand touched an energized distribution line. The employee was hospitalized with electrical burns to his hands.

Keywords: Burn, Electrical Work, Hand, Power Line Worker, Power Lines

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1409103.015	40	M	Hospitalized injury		Electrical power installers and repairers

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