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Electrocution, electric shock

1 hospitalization · 2025088260 · 8/19/2025 · Milestone Electric

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocution, electric shock

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity unspecified
Source
Electrical wiring building or machine
Secondary source
Pipes, tubes metal

Employer

Name
Milestone Electric
Location
4221 Forest Edge Dr, GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS, 75052
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was brazing copper lines together on a new air conditioning unit close to an access point in a brick wall, The two wires ran horizontally and copper tubing ran vertically. The heat from the brazing heated up the copper tubing. A wire was touching the copper tubing, causing the wire jacket to melt. The wire infused itself to the copper tubing, which energized the copper pipe. The employee was using a wet towel to cool down the copper tubing when he was electrically shocked, resulting in hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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