Mountain Parks Electric, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrocutions, electric shocks — GRANBY, Colorado

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mountain Parks Electric, Inc. in GRANBY, Colorado
Employer Mountain Parks Electric, Inc.
Address 325 W Agate Ave
City, State ZIP GRANBY, Colorado 80446
Report ID 2016109834
Event Date October 19, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 221122
Inspection # 1187942
GPS Coordinates 40.08619, -105.94576

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Incident Narrative

An employee made contact with a live electrical utility wire during construction of a 3 phase line. The energy entered the right hand and exited the left big toe, leaving a 1/2 inch exit wound and causing cardiac arrest.

Incident Summary

On October 19, 2016, a worker at Mountain Parks Electric, Inc. in GRANBY, Colorado suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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