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Fordice Construction Company

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — PACE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fordice Construction Company in PACE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Fordice Construction Company Report ID 2015042009
Address Pemble Rd. City, State ZIP PACE, MISSISSIPPI 38764
Event Date April 14, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1055341
GPS Coordinates 33.79000, -90.85000

Incident Narrative

A lift cable on a truck crane was being replaced with a new cable. The new cable was attached to the truck crane drum and a truck. The truck was used to stretch and place tension on the cable so it could be rolled onto the truck crane cable drum. An employee was holding a second cable on the crane to keep it from tangling with the new cable. As the cable was being stretched by the truck, the cable rose upward and contacted an overhead power line. The employee received electrical burns and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2015, a worker at Fordice Construction Company in PACE, MISSISSIPPI suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct 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 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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