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San Isabel Electric Association Inc

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at San Isabel Electric Association Inc in PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO
Employer San Isabel Electric Association Inc Report ID 2023064948
Address 1187 South Sabinas Drive City, State ZIP PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO 81007
Event Date June 5, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection # 1675478
GPS Coordinates 38.29000, -104.77000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a neighborhood electrical outage that occurred from a car crashing into an electrical transformer. As the employee went to de-energize the lines, something in the transformer made contact with the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns from the electric shock.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2023, a worker at San Isabel Electric Association Inc in PUEBLO WEST, COLORADO suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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