Seco Industrial Maintenance and Controls, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrical burns, unspecified — HOUSTON, Texas
| Employer | Seco Industrial Maintenance and Controls, Inc. |
| Address | 8615 Golden Spire |
| City, State ZIP | HOUSTON, Texas 77086 |
| Report ID | 2015062595 |
| Event Date | June 2, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| Source of Injury | Switchboards, switches, fuses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| Inspection # | 1067472 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.90000, -95.50000 |
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Incident Narrative
An electrical contractor was installing a 480 volt electrical panel at a customer location. The employee pulled wires to the panel the day before the accident, but did not finish the job. When he returned to the facility the next day, he got on a ladder and touched the panel that he thought was cold. At some point between the time he left the panel and returned to finish the job the wires were energized. The employee was shocked and thrown from the ladder. He received burns on his hands and was admitted to the hospital.
Incident Summary
On June 2, 2015, a worker at Seco Industrial Maintenance and Controls, Inc. in HOUSTON, Texas suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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