Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at North Houston Pole Line in Kingwood, Tx

An employee climbed a wooden pole to remove a downed conductor. The employee’s right arm contacted the bottom of the energized switch and received third degree burns.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at Webco Tube in Sand Springs, Oklahoma

An employee was securing a dead front panel on a panel board when an arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employee’s hands, arms, and face. The employee was hospitalized.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC. in Beaumont, Texas

An employee was using a tagline to guide a crane that was lifting a sign to a post when the employee went near a powerline and it arced over to the crane. The employee was hit with an arc flash, suffering second and third degree burns to the stomach and back.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Insteel Industries, Inc in Dayton, Texas

An employee was working on or around 13,800-volt electrical equipment at a substation. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained second and third degree burns to the face and neck.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at West Texas Utility Services LLC in Big Lake, Texas

While performing a break-out and disassembling equipment on-site, an employee removed the meter cover. Then, while removing the bypass blades with pliers and a screwdriver, the screwdriver contacted the meter box, causing an arc flash. The employee sustained second degree burns on his face, chest, and left hand, and sustained a second/third degree burn on […]

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at SOLPOWERLINES, LLC in Abbeville, Louisiana

An employee in a bucket truck was removing the cover off of a center phase 35.5-kV top circuit and was hit by an arc flash. The employee sustained third degree burns to the neck and the left side of a hand. The employee also sustained first and second degree burns to the face, right shoulder […]

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Caldwell Services, Inc. in Tyler, Texas

An employee was using fish tape to retrieve a broken rope that had been used to pull wires from a 480-volt panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered third degree burns to the arms.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at ENTERGY CORPORATION in Leola, Arkansas

An employee was performing a repair on a downed utility line. The utility line arced and caused third-degree electrical burns to his left arm and left side of the back.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at Seaboard Foods, LLC in Guymon, Oklahoma

Two employees were using conductive tools to install a PLC when they came into contact with an energized component. An arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employees.

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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at Arcsmart, LLC in Port Allen, Louisiana

While terminating some cables in an electrical cabinet, an employee suffered second- and third-degree burns from an arc flash.

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