Newtron Beaumont, LLC
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — PORT NECHES, Texas
| Employer | Newtron Beaumont, LLC |
| Address | Texas Petrochemical, 2102 TX-136 Spur |
| City, State ZIP | PORT NECHES, Texas 77651 |
| Report ID | 2016054506 |
| Event Date | May 23, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Third or fourth degree electrical burns |
| Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Source of Injury | Power lines, transformers, convertors |
| Industry (NAICS) | 238210 |
| Inspection # | 1151588 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.98000, -93.96000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to inspect an electrical line and repairing a jumper that came off the transformer switch. The employee pulled two of the three switches to de-energize the pole line and then repositioned his bucket truck to get to the next switch. When he grabbed the wire to reinstall it onto the third switch, the switch was energized and caused third degree burns to his index, middle, and ring fingers on both hands.
Incident Summary
On May 23, 2016, a worker at Newtron Beaumont, LLC in PORT NECHES, Texas suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.
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