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Sterling Shipyard, LP

Exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — PORT NECHES, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sterling Shipyard, LP in PORT NECHES, TEXAS
Employer Sterling Shipyard, LP Report ID 2018088930
Address 906 Main St. City, State ZIP PORT NECHES, TEXAS 77651
Event Date August 29, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1348881
GPS Coordinates 29.99000, -93.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing MIG welding on the bottom outside part of a vessel when the employee appeared to be electrocuted, requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On August 29, 2018, a worker at Sterling Shipyard, LP in PORT NECHES, TEXAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as exposure to electricity, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 54 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

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