Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC in CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC Report ID 2020065162
Address Tyson Foods HWY 35 N. City, State ZIP CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI 39051
Event Date June 3, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Towers, poles, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # 1477752
GPS Coordinates 32.78000, -89.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was stepping over a 2-foot retaining wall while holding a 25-foot aluminum pole. The pole touched an overhead transformer fuse, and the employee was shocked. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the leg, buttocks, and arm.

Incident Summary

On June 3, 2020, a worker at Penns Industrial & Commercial Construction, LLC in CARTHAGE, MISSISSIPPI suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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