Precision Pipeline, LLC.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — WAUSEON, Ohio

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Precision Pipeline, LLC. in WAUSEON, Ohio
Employer Precision Pipeline, LLC.
Address State Highway 20
City, State ZIP WAUSEON, Ohio 43567
Report ID 2017076853
Event Date July 22, 2017
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237120
GPS Coordinates 41.57000, -84.14000

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Incident Narrative

On July 22, 2017, an employee was hooking up a holiday detector to scan a pipe for any bare metal when he received an electrical shock on the hand and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On July 22, 2017, a worker at Precision Pipeline, LLC. in WAUSEON, Ohio suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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