FENCE BUILDERS, INC.

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FENCE BUILDERS, INC. in WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS
Employer FENCE BUILDERS, INC. Report ID 2022098412
Address 306 Eastwood Circle City, State ZIP WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS 72476
Event Date September 22, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Augers, plumbing snakes-power not determined
Secondary Source Power lines, transformers, convertors
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1624525
GPS Coordinates 36.06000, -90.94000

Incident Narrative

On September 22, 2022, between 12:00 p.m. and 12:10 p.m., an employee was using a hand auger to dig holes to construct a new fence at a residential site. The auger struck an underground electric line and the employee received an electric shock and was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 22, 2022, a worker at FENCE BUILDERS, INC. in WALNUT RIDGE, ARKANSAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with augers, plumbing snakes-power not determined identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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