Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-05-21 | Joaquin | Texas | East Texas Utility Service, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was in bucket replacing a utility pole when he contacted an energized powerline (7,200 volts) and received second and third degree burns to the upper left arm. | |||||
2017-02-23 | Joaquin | Texas | Deep East Texas Electric Co-Op | Upper and lower limb(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
One employee was hospitalized for electrical burns to both hands and feet while working on downed power lines when a live power line fell onto the de-energized line. Two other employees were hospitalized for observation. |