Olin Bue Cube Operations, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — FREEPORT, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Olin Bue Cube Operations, LLC in FREEPORT, Texas
Employer Olin Bue Cube Operations, LLC
Address 2301 N. Brazosport Blvd
City, State ZIP FREEPORT, Texas 77541
Report ID 2016087135
Event Date August 2, 2016
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns
Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 325180
Inspection # 1167037
GPS Coordinates 28.98250, -95.37714

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a task involving electrical connections when an electrical arc flash occurred, causing second and third degree burns to his upper body. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 2, 2016, a worker at Olin Bue Cube Operations, LLC in FREEPORT, Texas suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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