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Yesco LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — DENVER, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Yesco LLC in DENVER, COLORADO
Employer Yesco LLC Report ID 2017031999
Address 11220 E 53rd Ave, Suite 300 City, State ZIP DENVER, COLORADO 80239
Event Date March 2, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electric parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339950 Inspection # 1214980
GPS Coordinates 39.79000, -104.85000

Incident Narrative

An employee was making neon signs. He was glass pulling, attained a vacuum in the tube, and pumped the tube with neon. The employee was charging the sign with electricity to check the level of illumination. The employee was trying to attain 300 milliamps in the tube. During bombarding, the milliamp meter malfunctioned and the employee tried to troubleshoot. An arc flash occurred and the employee was shocked and burned on his arms and hands. He also received a laceration to the right elbow and bruising on the right hand.

Incident Summary

On March 2, 2017, a worker at Yesco LLC in DENVER, COLORADO suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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