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Coastal Building Materials

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Coastal Building Materials in CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA
Employer Coastal Building Materials Report ID 2015010755
Address 906 El Dorado Pky. E City, State ZIP CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA 33904
Event Date January 23, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Boom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
Industry (NAICS) 423310 Inspection # 1024964
GPS Coordinates 26.55000, -81.95000

Incident Narrative

Employee was touching a boom truck used to deliver building materials while his co-worker was trying to lower the boom back into the truck. The boom struck a power line and the employee on the ground received an electric shock and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 23, 2015, a worker at Coastal Building Materials in CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 184 severe injury reports involving "Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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