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Fire Equipment Service Center, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — NEWNAN, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Fire Equipment Service Center, LLC in NEWNAN, GEORGIA
Employer Fire Equipment Service Center, LLC Report ID 20181112334
Address 34 Strong Lane City, State ZIP NEWNAN, GEORGIA 30265
Event Date November 18, 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, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 541990 Inspection # 1370290
GPS Coordinates 33.43000, -84.74000

Incident Narrative

At 11:00 a.m. on November 19, 2018, an employee was testing a fire pump controller. The controller arced, causing burns to the employee's neck, eyes, face, and hands. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the burns to the hands.

Incident Summary

On November 18, 2018, a worker at Fire Equipment Service Center, LLC in NEWNAN, GEORGIA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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