Casillas Petroleum Corp.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — SATANTA, KANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Casillas Petroleum Corp. in SATANTA, KANSAS
Employer Casillas Petroleum Corp. Report ID 2017010910
Address from RD 50 & Rd DD go 2N, 1/2W, 1 1/2N & 1/2W to loaction (PPU Sat. 7) Satanta Kansas 67870 City, State ZIP SATANTA, KANSAS 67870
Event Date January 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1207005
GPS Coordinates -15.78000, -47.91000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing wires going to the head switch and grabbed hold of a live wire resulting in electrical burns to both hands.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2017, a worker at Casillas Petroleum Corp. in SATANTA, KANSAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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