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Evest LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Evest LLC in WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS
Employer Evest LLC Report ID 20191213053
Address 625 Public Service Road City, State ZIP WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS 60085
Event Date December 20, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 424490 Inspection # 1452443
GPS Coordinates 42.36000, -87.87000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a piece of equipment in the facility that involved moving the equipment into place and plugging it into a receptacle. The employee realized the plug and the receptacle did not match. When the employee removed the receptacle from the wall to inspect the wiring an arc flash occurred and burned the employee's hands.

Incident Summary

On December 20, 2019, a worker at Evest LLC in WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electrical wiring-building identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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