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Thompson Electric, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Thompson Electric, Inc. in SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Thompson Electric, Inc. Report ID 2018065542
Address 740 E State Street City, State ZIP SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA 16146
Event Date June 6, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Upper extremities, unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1321871
GPS Coordinates 41.23000, -80.49000

Incident Narrative

Employees were working on an electrical power outage. An employee received an electrical shock from the left triceps to the right index finger and thumb and was hospitalized for electrical burns.

Incident Summary

On June 6, 2018, a worker at Thompson Electric, Inc. in SHARON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the upper extremities, unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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