Lapp Electrical Services, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Lapp Electrical Services, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Lapp Electrical Services, Inc. Report ID 2015050465
Address 1520 Harrisburg Pike City, State ZIP LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17602
Event Date May 8, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1065754
GPS Coordinates 40.06000, -76.34000

Incident Narrative

On 05/08/2015, at approximately 7:10 a.m., an employee was stripping an MC Wire when he made contact with the live wire and received burns to both hands. He was hospitalized overnight.

Incident Summary

On May 8, 2015, a worker at Lapp Electrical Services, Inc. in LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electrical wiring-building identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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