ULYSSES, KANSAS—
Sunflower Electric Power Corporation - Holcomb Station
Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrocutions, electric shocks
Final narrative
Employees were grounding a 115KV line. An employee was in a bucket truck when the truck's upper boom contacted an ungrounded phase which energized the bucket. The employee was shocked and lost consciousness for approximately 30 seconds. The employee also suffered burns to his left hand that required hospitalization.
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