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Newcastle Electric, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Newcastle Electric, LLC in SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Newcastle Electric, LLC Report ID 2018010336
Address 6831 Cypresswood Dr. City, State ZIP SPRING, TEXAS 77379
Event Date January 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1307687
GPS Coordinates 30.01000, -95.51000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing wire in a police sub-station that had been flooded. As he reached for a wire, he sustained burns to his left hand because the circuit was not de-energized, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On January 11, 2018, a worker at Newcastle Electric, LLC in SPRING, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electrical wiring-building identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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