Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Second degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at American Electric Power Company, Acquisition LLC, WHEELING, WEST VIRGINIA 26003
on , Second degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On April 30, 2018, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was in a bucket truck tapping up a new service on a secondary 120/240 volt line when two hot wires made contact, causing an electrical flash. The employee received a second degree burn to his left hand, which was ungloved at the time.