Tri-State Armature and Electrical Works, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — MARION, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tri-State Armature and Electrical Works, Inc. in MARION, ARKANSAS
Employer Tri-State Armature and Electrical Works, Inc. Report ID 20211110189
Address 100 Hino Blvd City, State ZIP MARION, ARKANSAS 72364
Event Date November 26, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1566643
GPS Coordinates 35.21000, -90.19000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a rag that had cleaning solution on it to clean switch gears inside a factory. The employee's hand contacted an electrical part inside an energized section. The part shorted out and the employee's hand was burned.

Incident Summary

On November 26, 2021, a worker at Tri-State Armature and Electrical Works, Inc. in MARION, ARKANSAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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