UNION CITY, CALIFORNIA—
Wilson Utility Construction
Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrical burns, unspecified
Final narrative
On November 19, 2015, at about 8:00am two employees received electrical burns when they removed a grounding strap from 220Kv lines. They were working from a personnel platform suspended by a crane on a barge in the San Francisco Bay.
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