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Sun Electric Services, Inc.

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Sun Electric Services, Inc. in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Sun Electric Services, Inc. Report ID 20181212739
Address Donald L Hutt, BFW Well #85 City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79702
Event Date December 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 Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 237130 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.99000, -102.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee working from a bucket truck to install a neutral wire on an existing power line sustained arc flash burns to the right hand, arm and right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On December 12, 2018, a worker at Sun Electric Services, Inc. in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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