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Electrical burns any degree

2 hospitalizations · 2024021562 · 2/20/2024 · Extract Production Services

Severity

Hospitalized
2
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Part of body unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns any degree

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source
Drilling and extraction machinery unspecified
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Extract Production Services
Location
Lagoon Jensen #1, LAMESA, TEXAS, 79331
NAICS
213112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were installing a manual start switch on a 480-volt variable speed drive motor controller on a saltwater disposal (SWD) well control panel when an arc flash occurred. Two employee sustained burns and were hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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