105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA—

West River Electric Association, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified

Final narrative

A two-person crew was replacing a 100-amp meter loop with a 200-amp meter loop. One employee was securing the meter to a power pole; the other was measuring the length of lead needed to secure the loop to the transformer. At least one of the leads either came in contact with or arced on the jumper from the primary overhead line to the transformer. The employee securing the meter suffered a 14-kilovolt shock, receiving an entrance wound in the hand, an exit wound in the buttocks, and burns to the arm and other areas.

Hospitalized Multiple body parts, n.e.c. Power lines, transformers, convertors

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