MARCY, NEW YORK—
Three Phase Line Construction Inc.
Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts · Fractures and burns
Final narrative
An employee was removing a jumper from the center phase of a de-energized transmission line. When the jumper was removed, the induction current on the line (induced by nearby energized transmission lines) entered the employee's left hand and exited through his left hip area. The employee was hospitalized with burn wounds to left hand and lower right abdomen, as well as a compression fracture to his T5, T6, and T7 vertebrae.
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