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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts at Newtron Beaumont, LLC in Port Neches, Texas
DATE: 05/23/16
An employee was helping to inspect an electrical line and repairing a jumper that came off the transformer switch. The employee pulled two of the three switches to de-energize the pole line and then repositioned his bucket truck to get to the next switch. When he grabbed the wire to reinstall it onto the third switch, the switch was energized and caused third degree burns to his index, middle, and ring fingers on both hands.
| Report ID |
2016054506 |
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| Date |
05/23/2016 |
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| UPA |
1094993 |
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| Inspection |
1151588 |
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| Primary NAICS |
238210 |
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| Nature |
1533 |
Third or fourth degree electrical burns |
| Part of Body |
4429 |
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Source |
4415 |
Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Event |
5112 |
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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