Alandro Plastic Resources LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — BROWNSVILLE, Texas

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alandro Plastic Resources LLC in BROWNSVILLE, Texas
Employer Alandro Plastic Resources LLC
Address 4901 Capt Donald L Foust Road
City, State ZIP BROWNSVILLE, Texas 78521
Report ID 2022109425
Event Date October 27, 2022
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified
Body Part Multiple body parts, n.e.c.
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 423930
Inspection # 1631857
GPS Coordinates 25.95159, -97.40971

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Incident Narrative

An employee was testing current continuity on a 480-volt breaker box when the breaker exploded, resulting in burns to his face, chest, and hands. A second employee was also burned but was not hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On October 27, 2022, a worker at Alandro Plastic Resources LLC in BROWNSVILLE, Texas suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the multiple body parts, n.e.c.. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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