BIRCH RIVER, WEST VIRGINIA—
Jan-Care Ambulance Service, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrocutions, electric shocks
Final narrative
On May 12, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an employee and a coworker were responding to a motor vehicle accident that had caused a down power line. He ducked below the downed powerline to provide assistance to the injured victims. His forehead then made contact with the energized power line, and an electric current entered his forehead and existed his foot. He was hospitalized.
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