WTG Sarasota, LLC.
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts - Electrical burns, unspecified - SARASOTA, Florida
| Employer | WTG Sarasota, LLC. |
| Address | 333 North Tamiami Trail, Ritz Carlton Residences (construction site) |
| City, State ZIP | SARASOTA, Florida 34236 |
| Report ID | 2019088266 |
| Event Date | August 12, 2019 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Secondary Source | Digging handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 561320 |
| Inspection # | 1427615 |
| GPS Coordinates | 27.21731, -82.49021 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was using a post hole digger to dig holes in order to build a fence. The employee inserted the post hole digger into the ground and hit a powerline, which created a flame that shot up and burned portions of the employee's left and right arms. The employee may have suffered a mild electric shock as well.
Incident Summary
On August 12, 2019, a worker at WTG Sarasota, LLC. in SARASOTA, Florida suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.
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