Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lake Region Electric Association, Highway 25 North of Webster, WEBSTER, SOUTH DAKOTA 57274
on , Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
The injured employee was part of a 6-7 person crew of linemen in a boat assessing a leaning pole in slough due to the weather. One of the poles being inspected slipped out causing the live 7200 V primary line to contact the injured employee's shoulder and ground out through their right leg to the boat/water. The employee was hospitalized for electrical burns.