Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

JBI Electrical Systems, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Second degree electrical burns — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at JBI Electrical Systems, Inc. in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
Employer JBI Electrical Systems, Inc. Report ID 2017065456
Address 1000 IKEA Way City, State ZIP GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75052
Event Date June 14, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Second degree electrical burns Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1242138
GPS Coordinates 32.68000, -97.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was terminating an electrical panel. At the same time, a coworker located in a different part of the job site turned on a different panel that was wired incorrectly and energized the panel being terminated, causing a second degree burn to the employee's hand.

Incident Summary

On June 14, 2017, a worker at JBI Electrical Systems, Inc. in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered second degree electrical burns 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

OSHA has recorded 730 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for JBI Electrical Systems, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
May 11, 2019 Liberty Equipment SARASOTA, FLORIDA Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 8, 2016 Hatzel & Beuhler Inc NEW YORK, NEW YORK Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 4, 2017 American Lighting & Signalization COLEMAN, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
May 21, 2019 Henderson Manufacturing PITTSBURG, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Mar 30, 2023 Conoco Phillips MIDLAND, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Jul 13, 2017 WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc. HOMESTEAD, PENNSYLVANIA Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 19, 2020 The L.E. Myers Co. FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.
Oct 15, 2021 Northstar Energy Solutions LLC CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Electrical burns, unspecified Hosp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports