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Geosearch, Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Geosearch, Inc. in TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer Geosearch, Inc. Report ID 2021043241
Address 50 Westford Rd. City, State ZIP TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS 01879
Event Date April 19, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Drilling machines, drilling augers
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 238910 Inspection # 1526161
GPS Coordinates 42.65000, -71.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was fueling a mobile drill rig. When lifted, the drill boom contacted an overhead powerline. The employee was shocked, suffering a small pinhole burn.

Incident Summary

On April 19, 2021, a worker at Geosearch, Inc. in TYNGSBORO, MASSACHUSETTS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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