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Grant's Mechanical, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Grant's Mechanical, Inc. in WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Grant's Mechanical, Inc. Report ID 2017065181
Address West Fargo Lift Station City, State ZIP WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 58078
Event Date June 7, 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) 238210 Inspection # 1240915
GPS Coordinates 46.87000, -96.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a de-energized electrical panel when the panel became re-energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's right hand.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2017, a worker at Grant's Mechanical, Inc. in WEST FARGO, NORTH DAKOTA 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.

Context

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