KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI—
KANSAS CITY POWER AND LIGHT
Exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
Final narrative
On September 2, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was in an elevated man basket approximately 20 feet above ground, stapling the copper ground wire to a utility pole, when he received an electrical shock through his right shoulder and left hand. He was hospitalized. PPE equipment was not used at the time of the incident.
Similar incidents · Same event type
GLENPOOL, OKLAHOMA—
Skysill Power Services
An employee was shocked in their upper torso and sustained burns to their chest and arms.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI—
PAR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS INC
An employee sustained electrical burns resulting in hospitalization.
FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS—
Thirty-One Gifts, LLC
An employee was on a ladder, working on lighting in a conference room ceiling. The employee was shocked and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and sustained burns.
BATH, MAINE—
Bath Iron Works
An employee was shocked while practicing tack welding.
CHAMPAIGN, ILLINOIS—
Costco Wholesale Corporation
At about 4:15 p.m. on December 16, 2020, an employee suffered an electrical shock while working with a soaker sink in a meat department.