IGNACIO, COLORADO·
ALTITUDE ENERGY LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at ALTITUDE ENERGY LLC, Near HWY 151, IGNACIO, COLORADO 81137 on , Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the multiple upper extremities locations, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An electrical powerline crew was pulling in a neutral wire when it became bound up on a pole, causing the pole to pull over slightly before the pull was stopped. One of the employees went up in a bucket to try to free the neutral wire. While he was holding the wire with one hand, his shoulder contacted the bottom of an energized cutout directly above where he was working. He suffered a 7,400-volt shock that caused third-degree burns to the fingers on his left hand and his shoulder and was hospitalized.
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