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Bugle Electric Services LLC

Exposure to electric arc — Electrical burns any degree — TARZAN, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bugle Electric Services LLC in TARZAN, TEXAS
Employer Bugle Electric Services LLC Report ID 2024065726
Address Deep Blue Poe DZ, 32.358343 -101.981937 City, State ZIP TARZAN, TEXAS 79783
Event Date June 26, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns any degree Body Part Head and trunk
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 213112 Inspection # 1759225
GPS Coordinates 32.30000, -101.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a voltage test on an electrical panel (4,160 volts) when an arc flash occurred and they sustained burns to their face and torso.

Incident Summary

On June 26, 2024, a worker at Bugle Electric Services LLC in TARZAN, TEXAS suffered electrical burns any degree to the head and trunk. The incident was classified as exposure to electric arc, with switchboards, panels, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 129 severe injury reports involving "Exposure to electric arc" incidents in our database. Browse all Exposure to electric arc injuries.

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