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Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — MC INTOSH, ALABAMA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC in MC INTOSH, ALABAMA
Employer Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC Report ID 2020076435
Address 139 Ciba Rd. City, State ZIP MC INTOSH, ALABAMA 36553
Event Date July 9, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Multiple body parts, unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 236210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.27000, -88.02000

Incident Narrative

An employee was showing another contractor an upcoming scaffolding job on the outside of an electrical substation. He was standing outside the barrier for a 15-kilovolt rectifier when his pants zipper came in contact with the barrier. Electricity arced from the rectifier to his right arm and then grounded to his zipper, causing electrical burns to his right upper body and pelvic region.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2020, a worker at Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC in MC INTOSH, ALABAMA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with power lines, transformers, convertors identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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