Inteplast Group, Ltd.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Inteplast Group, Ltd. in LOLITA, TEXAS
Employer Inteplast Group, Ltd. Report ID 2018077015
Address 101 Interplast Blvd City, State ZIP LOLITA, TEXAS 77971
Event Date July 12, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 326199 Inspection # 1331776
GPS Coordinates 28.79000, -96.55000

Incident Narrative

An electrical engineer was checking a newly installed cooling fan in the drive cabinet and received electrical burns to both arms and the face.

Incident Summary

On July 12, 2018, a worker at Inteplast Group, Ltd. in LOLITA, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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