Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc. Report ID 2017065215
Address 63 Catherine Street. City, State ZIP WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01601
Event Date June 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Cutting handtools-powered, unspecified
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 42.27000, -71.78000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a pneumatic tool to cut a gas line when he received an electric shock to his hands.

Incident Summary

On June 8, 2017, a worker at Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc. in WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with cutting handtools-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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