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Orangeco

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — ARCADIA, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Orangeco in ARCADIA, FLORIDA
Employer Orangeco Report ID 2015107780
Address 12010 NE Hwy 70 City, State ZIP ARCADIA, FLORIDA 34266
Event Date October 19, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Upper and lower limb(s)
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Dump truck
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 111310 Inspection # 1102770
GPS Coordinates 27.17000, -81.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a dump truck in the orange grove. The truck was loaded with shell rock to be dumped to grade a road. Upon lifting the bed, contact was made with an overhead power line. Upon exiting the truck the employee was shocked and received electrical burns to the left arm and foot. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2015, a worker at Orangeco in ARCADIA, FLORIDA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the upper and lower limb(s). 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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