Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified - Second degree electrical burns - AMBROSE, Georgia

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC. in AMBROSE, Georgia
Employer Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC.
Address 115 Orange Street
City, State ZIP AMBROSE, Georgia 31512
Report ID 20201110624
Event Date November 10, 2020
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree electrical burns
Body Part Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237130
Inspection # 1502781
GPS Coordinates 31.59621, -83.01230

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Incident Narrative

An employee was the bucket of a bucket truck, installing a new light bulb at one end of an overhead street light arm. The opposite end of the street light arm fell and made contact with an energized overhead power line. The resulting arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's back.

Incident Summary

On November 10, 2020, a worker at Utility Lines Construction Services, LLC. in AMBROSE, Georgia suffered second degree electrical burns to the back, including spine, spinal cord, 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

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