Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — SUNFLOWER, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation in SUNFLOWER, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation Report ID 2016076764
Address GPS 30 degrees 30 minutes 28.9 seconds North, GPS 90 degrees 33 minutes 06.0 seconds West City, State ZIP SUNFLOWER, MISSISSIPPI 38778
Event Date July 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 423810 Inspection # 1166795
GPS Coordinates 33.54000, -90.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using needle-nose pliers to change a fuse in a switchgear panel when an arc blast/flash occurred, causing flash burns to his right arm.

Incident Summary

On July 25, 2016, a worker at Thompson Machinery Commerce Corporation in SUNFLOWER, MISSISSIPPI suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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