AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — JASPER, GEORGIA
| Employer | AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION | Report ID | 2021087025 |
| Address | 544 Highway 515 S | City, State ZIP | JASPER, GEORGIA 30143 |
| Event Date | August 18, 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 | 34.45000, -84.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand.
Incident Summary
On August 18, 2021, a worker at AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION in JASPER, GEORGIA 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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