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North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — CALHOUN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation in CALHOUN, GEORGIA
Employer North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation Report ID 2016032143
Address 110 Mauldin Road NW City, State ZIP CALHOUN, GEORGIA 30701
Event Date March 10, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.52000, -84.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee climbed a ladder leaning against an energized distribution breaker when a phase-to-phase or phase-to-ground flash occurred while the employee was holding two testing clamps. The employee experienced an electrical burn and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 10, 2016, a worker at North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation in CALHOUN, GEORGIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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