AEP Ohio
Contact incidents unspecified — Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified — COLUMBUS, OHIO
| Employer | AEP Ohio | Report ID | 20241110850 |
| Address | 4909 Westerville Rd | City, State ZIP | COLUMBUS, OHIO 43231 |
| Event Date | November 21, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified | Body Part | Eye(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Secondary Source | Source, secondary source unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221122 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.07000, -82.92000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee bent down to retrieve a tool from a bucket when a concentric neutral wire that was peeled back from an underground cable being spliced contacted their left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On November 21, 2024, a worker at AEP Ohio in COLUMBUS, OHIO suffered traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified to the eye(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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