Invenergy Services LLC

Exposure to electric arc — Electrical burns any degree — BIG SPRING, TEXAS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Invenergy Services LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS
Employer Invenergy Services LLC Report ID 2025032795
Address 16018 North Highway 669 Suite 11 City, State ZIP BIG SPRING, TEXAS 79720
Event Date March 25, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns any degree Body Part Head and extremities
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary Source Source, secondary source unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 221115 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 32.27000, -101.45000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning dirt out of a contactor using a hand-held blower and contact cleaner. An arc flash occurred, and the employee sustained burns to the right side of their face and both hands.

Incident Summary

On March 25, 2025, a worker at Invenergy Services LLC in BIG SPRING, TEXAS suffered electrical burns any degree to the head and extremities. 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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