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Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — GRETNA, LOUISIANA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi in GRETNA, LOUISIANA
Employer Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi Report ID 2020087581
Address 2301 Bell Chasse Hwy City, State ZIP GRETNA, LOUISIANA 70056
Event Date August 11, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # 1487748
GPS Coordinates 29.90000, -90.04000

Incident Narrative

Employees were utilizing boom trucks to transfer live power lines to a new pole. One of the employees reached out to another to grab a tool while simultaneously holding the power line and experienced an electric shock. The injured employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 11, 2020, a worker at Southern Electrical Corporation of Mississippi in GRETNA, LOUISIANA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. 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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