Amaya Utility Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — LONGVIEW, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Amaya Utility Inc. in LONGVIEW, Texas
Employer Amaya Utility Inc.
Address 3511 McCann Rd
City, State ZIP LONGVIEW, Texas 75605
Report ID 2021021665
Event Date February 23, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Drilling machines, drilling augers
Industry (NAICS) 237990
GPS Coordinates 32.53985, -94.75480

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Incident Narrative

An employee was pulling cable while standing in front of a directional drilling machine when the machine struck an electrical pole riser. The electrical pole riser clamp had a power cord that contacted the drilling machine. The employee was shocked and sustained burns to the right hand.

Incident Summary

On February 23, 2021, a worker at Amaya Utility Inc. in LONGVIEW, Texas suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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