Novinium, Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — BRIGHTON, COLORADO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Novinium, Inc. in BRIGHTON, COLORADO
Employer Novinium, Inc. Report ID 2021065199
Address 13230 Dillon St City, State ZIP BRIGHTON, COLORADO 80601
Event Date June 25, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Handtools-power not determined, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Electric parts, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.93000, -104.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting a crew in de-energizing a radial section of cable. The employee was switching cables to isolate a section he was working on when a probe contacted a cable, resulting in a shock and burns to both hands.

Incident Summary

On June 25, 2021, a worker at Novinium, Inc. in BRIGHTON, COLORADO suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with handtools-power not determined, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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