PILOT POINT, TEXAS—
Staley Steel LLC
Exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrical burns and electrocution
Final narrative
At 11:45 a.m. on June 13, 2025, an employee of Staley Steel, LLC, was performing preventive maintenance on an overhead crane. While he was holding a grease gun hose and nozzle, he contacted electrical components inside an electrical box. He suffered a first-degree electrical burn on the palm of the left hand, as well as pain up his left arm to the shoulder, and was hospitalized.
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