El Paso Electric Company
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — EL PASO, TEXAS
| Employer | El Paso Electric Company | Report ID | 20181010202 |
| Address | 1220 Barranca | City, State ZIP | EL PASO, TEXAS 79935 |
| Event Date | October 3, 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 |
| Secondary Source | Impact wrenches-powered | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 221119 | Inspection # | 1351440 |
| GPS Coordinates | 31.75000, -106.33000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were replacing fuse cutouts from an underground riser. An impact gun touched a fuse cutout, causing an arc flash that burned two employees.
Incident Summary
On October 3, 2018, a worker at El Paso Electric Company in EL PASO, TEXAS 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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