Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCI Low Beaumont
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — BEAUMONT, TEXAS
| Employer | Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCI Low Beaumont | Report ID | 2022075790 |
| Address | 5560 Knauth Road | City, State ZIP | BEAUMONT, TEXAS 77705 |
| Event Date | July 2, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Source of Injury | Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 922140 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 29.96000, -94.07000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to troubleshoot the HVAC system. They took the electric panel off to look at it and used a multimeter on the wires inside. There was an arc flash and the employee sustained burns to both hands.
Incident Summary
On July 2, 2022, a worker at Federal Bureau of Prisons - FCI Low Beaumont in BEAUMONT, TEXAS suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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