SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS·
Watkins Construction Co., LLC
Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Watkins Construction Co., LLC, GPS_Coordinates: 32.97174 degrees north, 97.71006 degrees W, SPRINGTOWN, TEXAS 76082 on , Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
Employees were installing goal posts for an overhead power line crossing. While installing a PVC pipe with guide wire attached to the top, the pipe made contact with the overhead electrical line and energized the guide wire, shocking one of the employees. The employee was knocked to the ground and sustained burns to the hand and foot, requiring hospitalization.
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