Prairie Contractors, Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — RAGLEY, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Prairie Contractors, Inc. in RAGLEY, LOUISIANA
Employer Prairie Contractors, Inc. Report ID 2015074525
Address U.S. Highway 171, Beauregard Parish, 2 mi. N of Beauregard/Calcasieu line, S bound lane City, State ZIP RAGLEY, LOUISIANA 70657
Event Date July 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Leg(s), unspecified
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Dump truck
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1077945
GPS Coordinates 30.47000, -93.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee standing adjacent to an asphalt dump truck received an electric shock that rendered him unconscious when the bed of the dump truck contacted an overhead electric line. The ground on which the injured employee was standing was wet at the time of the incident. The injured employee suffered burns and blistering on his legs and damage to the big toe on his right foot.

Incident Summary

On July 10, 2015, a worker at Prairie Contractors, Inc. in RAGLEY, LOUISIANA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the leg(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with dump truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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