Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Kautz Construction

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Kautz Construction in WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Kautz Construction Report ID 2020098350
Address 900 S. York Road City, State ZIP WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA 19090
Event Date September 1, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 423330 Inspection # 1491312
GPS Coordinates 40.16000, -75.11000

Incident Narrative

While working from an aerial lift, an employee came into contact with an overhead energized line. The employee was shocked and suffered a burn to the hand.

Incident Summary

On September 1, 2020, a worker at Kautz Construction in WILLOW GROVE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 730 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for Kautz Construction.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 16, 2017 Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA Second degree electrical burns Hosp.
Jun 9, 2021 Alder Vegetation Group WHITE CASTLE, LOUISIANA Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
May 7, 2015 KPAQ Industries LLC SAINT FRANCISVILLE, LOUISIANA Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Mar 13, 2017 Sulzer Chemtech USA CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Oct 19, 2020 The L.E. Myers Co. FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Dec 23, 2017 US Dept of Justice ESTILL, SOUTH CAROLINA Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Sep 19, 2023 Sumter Utilities Inc MACON, GEORGIA Electrocutions, electric shocks Hosp.
Sep 20, 2018 Whataburger Restaurants LLC HOUSTON, TEXAS Third or fourth degree electrical burns Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports