Powercare & Service Solutions, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified - Second degree electrical burns - CHANNELVIEW, Texas
| Employer | Powercare & Service Solutions, Inc. |
| Address | 77530 Miller Rd #1 |
| City, State ZIP | CHANNELVIEW, Texas 77530 |
| Report ID | 20171111358 |
| Event Date | November 29, 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 | Electric parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 423610 |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.83000, -95.11000 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was preparing to perform a load test on a customer's uninterrupted power supply system. The employee was making the final connection between the customer battery system and a string of temporary batteries. Upon attempting connection of the two connectors, an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to both of the employee's hands.
Incident Summary
On November 29, 2017, a worker at Powercare & Service Solutions, Inc. in CHANNELVIEW, Texas suffered second degree electrical burns to the hand(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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