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Report: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified at West Texas Utility Services LLC in Big Lake, Texas
DATE: 09/17/19
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 his right hand.
| Report ID |
2019099736 |
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| Date |
09/17/2019 |
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| UPA |
1499569 |
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| Inspection |
1431789 |
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| Primary NAICS |
213112 |
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| Nature |
1533 |
Third or fourth degree electrical burns |
| Part of Body |
440 |
Hand(s), unspecified |
| Source |
4417 |
Switchboards, switches, fuses |
| Event |
5110 |
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified |
| Hospitalized |
Yes |
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| Amputation |
No |
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