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Hartland Controls

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hartland Controls in ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS
Employer Hartland Controls Report ID 2017088061
Address 807 Antec Road City, State ZIP ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS 61071
Event Date August 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.77000, -89.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was testing a transformer when his hand hit a primary and was shocked, burning both of his hands.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2017, a worker at Hartland Controls in ROCK FALLS, ILLINOIS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 730 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

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