Third or fourth degree electrical burns

An employee was stripping insulation from an electrical wire to test an electrical circuit when his right index finger contacted a live electrical wire, suffering second and third degree burns.

An employee was removing a ground from a power transmission line when either the line struck the employee or he grabbed the line from the hot stick. He received fourth degree electrical burns on his leg, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was hosing down a wall in the warehouse when water from the wall leaked onto loose electrical wires or into an electrical outlet/light switch. When the employee opened the door to leave, he received an electric shock. He suffered second and third degree burns to the right forearm, requiring hospitalization.

Two employees were using a manlift to paint the bridge approximately 30 feet above the ground with an identified, energized, electrical power line running parallel to the bridge containing 12,000 volts of electricity. Either the manlift basket made contact with the electrical power line or the power line arched and made contact with the manlift […]

An employee was trimming a tree limb that was touching a powerline. When he grabbed the tree limb, he made indirect contact with the powerline, suffering third degree burns to both hands and his right leg.

While performing powerline maintenance, an employee received first, second, and third degree burns to his back and arms due to an electric arc flash.

Two employees were cutting a jumper wire with cutters when their tool made contact with a live line. They were severely electric shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns.

An employee raised the bed of a truck and contacted a power line. The employee received second and third degree burns on his hands and back.

On August 28, 2016, the owner of the independent contractor crew and his laborer were moving a wheel barrow of material when it struck a metal pole of a pump jack scaffold. The pump jack scaffold was dislodged and the top pole of the scaffold struck an overhead power line. Both men attempted to move […]

Employees were cleaning a secondary breaker, 440 volt. A 13.8kv inlet seed is a higher volt that transforms it down to a 440 volt. An employee was walking in the area and got close to the 13.8kv inlet seed and received third degree burns on his hands and lower arms.