TECO Westinghouse Motor Company

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — ROUND ROCK, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at TECO Westinghouse Motor Company in ROUND ROCK, TEXAS
Employer TECO Westinghouse Motor Company Report ID 2015052503
Address 5100 N IH35 City, State ZIP ROUND ROCK, TEXAS 78681
Event Date May 1, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 335312 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 30.56000, -97.69000

Incident Narrative

An employee was hospitalized for electrical burns to both hands while running an AC hipot test.

Incident Summary

On May 1, 2015, a worker at TECO Westinghouse Motor Company in ROUND ROCK, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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