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Menard Electric Cooperative

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Menard Electric Cooperative in ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS
Employer Menard Electric Cooperative Report ID 2021054332
Address Stringtown Rd and Acom Rd City, State ZIP ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS 62539
Event Date May 27, 2021 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) 221122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.85000, -89.24000

Incident Narrative

On May 27, 2021, employees were conducting power restoration at a site. An employee came in contact with an energized power line and sustained burns to both hands. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.

Incident Summary

On May 27, 2021, a worker at Menard Electric Cooperative in ILLIOPOLIS, ILLINOIS 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

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