BLANCHESTER, OHIO·
The Hydaker-Wheatlake Co.
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Hydaker-Wheatlake Co., 600 Wakins Rd., BLANCHESTER, OHIO 45107 on , Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
Employees were removing an old utility pole with a digger derrick. One employee was at the base of the pole, guiding it, when he was shocked by the 19.9k-volts line. He suffered burns throughout his body.
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