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Hellas Construction, Inc

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrocutions, electric shocks — ORANGE, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Hellas Construction, Inc in ORANGE, TEXAS
Employer Hellas Construction, Inc Report ID 2023065557
Address 7327 Hwy 87 N City, State ZIP ORANGE, TEXAS 77632
Event Date June 22, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Lamp posts, street lights
Industry (NAICS) 238990 Inspection # 1679855
GPS Coordinates 30.16000, -93.75000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assisting in setting up a protective liner along a fence line in the football field track area. When the employee went to gain support on a stadium light tower, he was shocked by an electrical panel. The employee lost consciousness, fell to the ground, and sustained contusions to the right cheek from the fall.

Incident Summary

On June 22, 2023, a worker at Hellas Construction, Inc in ORANGE, TEXAS suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with lamp posts, street lights 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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