Prairie Contractors, Inc.
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — RAGLEY, Louisiana
| Employer | Prairie Contractors, Inc. |
| Address | U.S. Highway 171, Beauregard Parish, 2 mi. N of Beauregard/Calcasieu line, S bound lane |
| City, State ZIP | RAGLEY, Louisiana 70657 |
| Report ID | 2015074525 |
| 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 |
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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
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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