Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Wrap Masters Insulation
Start: 7/19/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016076548 · 7/19/2016 · Wrap Masters Insulation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source: Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name: Wrap Masters Insulation
Location: 500 college drive, LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS, 77566
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

The injured worker was on a scaffold measuring chilling water piping. The electrician turned on the water circulating pump that was hooked onto the chilling water piping. The junction box that the wiring was inside of shorted and the injured worker received an electrical shock.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown