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Kings Table Powerline Services, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Amputations — BRUNDIDGE, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Kings Table Powerline Services, Inc. in BRUNDIDGE, ALABAMA
Employer Kings Table Powerline Services, Inc. Report ID 2019088412
Address At intersection near, 301 Gilmore Street City, State ZIP BRUNDIDGE, ALABAMA 36010
Event Date August 15, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Hand(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # 1424489
GPS Coordinates 31.71000, -85.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working from a bucket truck, moving 7.2-kilovolt lines 40 feet up on a power pole. A live wire touched the employee's right hand or head; the employee was hospitalized and the hand was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 15, 2019, a worker at Kings Table Powerline Services, Inc. in BRUNDIDGE, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the hand(s), n.e.c.. 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, amputation.

Context

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