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Wescom, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Wescom, Inc. in NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA
Employer Wescom, Inc. Report ID 2018088459
Address Gobbler 6-35-26TFH City, State ZIP NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA 58763
Event Date August 17, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1341843
GPS Coordinates 47.98000, -102.49000

Incident Narrative

A Wescom employee was working near newly installed electrical panels when the panels were energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee.

Incident Summary

On August 17, 2018, a worker at Wescom, Inc. in NEW TOWN, NORTH DAKOTA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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