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Latshaw Drilling

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Latshaw Drilling in MIDLAND, TEXAS
Employer Latshaw Drilling Report ID 2025010976
Address Farm to Market road 1379 City, State ZIP MIDLAND, TEXAS 79706
Event Date January 30, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns any degree Body Part Hand(s), finger(s) unspecified
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Wrenches, ratchets
Industry (NAICS) 213111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.88000, -102.01000

Incident Narrative

An employee was replacing an electrical guard at the power house when a wrench contacted a powerline. An arc flash occurred and the employee sustained burns to his right hand.

Incident Summary

On January 30, 2025, a worker at Latshaw Drilling in MIDLAND, TEXAS suffered electrical burns any degree to the hand(s), finger(s) unspecified. The incident was classified as exposure to electric arc, with power lines, transformers, convertors 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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