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Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — CRANE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC. in CRANE, TEXAS
Employer Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC. Report ID 2022010412
Address McElroy Section 200 City, State ZIP CRANE, TEXAS 79731
Event Date January 14, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Electric parts, unspecified
Secondary Source Electric parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.39000, -102.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee of Bird Electric Enterprises was working in a bucket truck. The tail of a jumper he was holding contacted an energized wire, causing an arc flash. He suffered a second-degree burn to the face and a third-degree burn to the neck.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2022, a worker at Bird Electric Enterprises, LLC. in CRANE, TEXAS suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electric parts, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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