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The Fishel Company

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at The Fishel Company in ROANOKE, TEXAS
Employer The Fishel Company Report ID 2018021254
Address 1661 US Hwy 377 City, State ZIP ROANOKE, TEXAS 76262
Event Date February 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # 1301532
GPS Coordinates 33.01000, -97.21000

Incident Narrative

While positioning a new cable around a new transformer, an employee contacted an electrical line, burning both hands.

Incident Summary

On February 6, 2018, a worker at The Fishel Company in ROANOKE, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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