Miller Pipeline LLC

Exposure to electric arc — Electrical burns any degree — PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Miller Pipeline LLC in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN
Employer Miller Pipeline LLC Report ID 2025065779
Address 6038 107th Street City, State ZIP PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN 53158
Event Date June 17, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns any degree Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Exposure to electric arc Source of Injury Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary Source Electric parts n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # 1834578
GPS Coordinates 42.51000, -87.87000

Incident Narrative

A crew was installing a pistol (electrical connection) to a new section of underground electric cable. The injured employee went to align the cable and pistol and it contacted a live bushing instead of the grounded bushing. An arc flash occurred. The employee sustained second-degree electrical burns to his left forearm and right hand, index finger, and thumb. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On June 17, 2025, a worker at Miller Pipeline LLC in PLEASANT PRAIRIE, WISCONSIN suffered electrical burns any degree to the hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.. 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

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