Electrical burns and electrocution

Name: Electrical burns and electrocution at Western Industries Plastic Products LLC.
Start: 3/28/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025032916 · 3/28/2025 · Western Industries Plastic Products LLC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Body systems and other part(s) of body
Nature of injury: Electrical burns and electrocution

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source: Electrical wiring building or machine
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Western Industries Plastic Products LLC.
Location: 7727 First Avenue Strother Field Industrial Park, WINFIELD, KANSAS, 67156
NAICS: 326199
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance work; replacing a disc in the blow mold shed of a blow mold machine. The employee contacted 3-phase electrical wires rated at 480 volts. The employee sustained an electric shock and burns. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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