Volt Power, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Volt Power, LLC in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA
Employer Volt Power, LLC Report ID 2018054259
Address 1503 Chandler Rd City, State ZIP HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA 35801
Event Date May 2, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
Industry (NAICS) 23899 Inspection # 1315608
GPS Coordinates 34.70000, -86.53000

Incident Narrative

Three employees were removing sand bags after installing a steel pole when a digger truck boom contacted electrical wiring (phases), exposing them to an electrical current that burned them. Two employees were hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 2, 2018, a worker at Volt Power, LLC in HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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