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Comcast Cable

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Comcast Cable in RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA
Employer Comcast Cable Report ID 2021021302
Address 302 North Mildred St City, State ZIP RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA 25438
Event Date February 12, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 515210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.29000, -77.86000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an aerial lift to repair overhead cable lines. A tractor trailer drove by on the road below and made contact with the power lines creating an electrical arc that struck the employee. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns to the right arm and lower right region of their back. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 12, 2021, a worker at Comcast Cable in RANSON, WEST VIRGINIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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