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Utility Service New England

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Utility Service New England in INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Utility Service New England Report ID 20161211983
Address 730 Worcester Road City, State ZIP INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS 01151
Event Date December 28, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1200286
GPS Coordinates 42.15000, -72.52000

Incident Narrative

An employee was testing de-energized conductors at a solar farm construction site when an arc flash/fire occurred, burning the employee's hands, face, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 28, 2016, a worker at Utility Service New England in INDIAN ORCHARD, MASSACHUSETTS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. 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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