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Wrap Masters Insulation

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wrap Masters Insulation in LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS
Employer Wrap Masters Insulation Report ID 2016076548
Address 500 college drive City, State ZIP LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS 77566
Event Date July 19, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary Source Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # 1164352
GPS Coordinates 29.04000, -95.40000

Incident Narrative

The injured worker was on a scaffold measuring chilling water piping. The electrician turned on the water circulating pump that was hooked onto the chilling water piping. The junction box that the wiring was inside of shorted and the injured worker received an electrical shock.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2016, a worker at Wrap Masters Insulation in LAKE JACKSON, TEXAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with metal pipes, tubing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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