Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at West Texas Utility Services LLC, 10 Miles SE of St. Lawrence, Reagan County, BIG LAKE, TEXAS 76932
on , Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
While performing a break-out and disassembling equipment on-site, an employee removed the meter cover. Then, while removing the bypass blades with pliers and a screwdriver, the screwdriver contacted the meter box, causing an arc flash. The employee sustained second degree burns on his face, chest, and left hand, and sustained a second/third degree burn on his right hand.