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North Houston Pole Line

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Second degree electrical burns — PORTER, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at North Houston Pole Line in PORTER, TEXAS
Employer North Houston Pole Line Report ID 2020076855
Address 22275 Ford Road City, State ZIP PORTER, TEXAS 77365
Event Date July 21, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree electrical burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Lifelines, lanyards, safety belts, harnesses
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # 1484946
GPS Coordinates 30.09000, -95.22000

Incident Narrative

The employee was working from a bucket truck transferring live wires from an old power pole to a new pole. The employee's lanyard got close enough to a live wire that an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second degree burns where the metal parts of the harness contacted his body.

Incident Summary

On July 21, 2020, a worker at North Houston Pole Line in PORTER, TEXAS suffered second degree electrical burns to the nonclassifiable. 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

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