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Florida Power and Light

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Florida Power and Light in DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Florida Power and Light Report ID 2021043554
Address R/O 141 SE 10th CT City, State ZIP DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA 33442
Event Date April 29, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and elbow(s)
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 221118 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.30000, -80.13000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on an out-of-service electrical pole. While he was up the pole on a ladder, and then on hooks, his hand touched with a primary voltage jumper that had burnt off at the transformer. He suffered an entry wound through the little finger and out the back of his arm behind the elbow.

Incident Summary

On April 29, 2021, a worker at Florida Power and Light in DEERFIELD BEACH, FLORIDA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and elbow(s). 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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