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AAA Electric

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — AMARILLO, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AAA Electric in AMARILLO, TEXAS
Employer AAA Electric Report ID 2015074407
Address 1701 Hollywood Rd City, State ZIP AMARILLO, TEXAS 79118
Event Date July 7, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Wrenches-power not determined
Secondary Source Electric parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.11000, -101.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was establishing temporary power for office trailers by installing a ground lug on a ground bar on a motor control center (MCC). The employee used a wrench to tighten the lug and contacted an energized circuit or an energized buss bar of the 480-volt MCC. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 7, 2015, a worker at AAA Electric in AMARILLO, TEXAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with wrenches-power not determined identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 184 severe injury reports involving "Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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