Rural Solar Restoration LLC

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rural Solar Restoration LLC in RICHMOND, TEXAS
Employer Rural Solar Restoration LLC Report ID 2025032479
Address 12907 Farm-To-Market Rd 361 City, State ZIP RICHMOND, TEXAS 77469
Event Date March 15, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns any degree Body Part Multiple body parts n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 811310 Inspection # 1812017
GPS Coordinates 29.40000, -95.74000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing a solar panel inverter at a solar farm. The employee was working on a combiner box when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained third-degree burns to their face, neck, and arm.

Incident Summary

On March 15, 2025, a worker at Rural Solar Restoration LLC in RICHMOND, TEXAS suffered electrical burns any degree to the multiple body parts n.e.c.. The incident was classified as exposure to electric arc, with switchboards, panels, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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