Hetrick Electric
2025-06-23 · BLACKWELL, OKLAHOMA
Final narrative
An employee was putting up a light fixture in a bank when his left index finger contacted a live wire. The employee suffered an electric shock and third-degree burns to his left hand that resulted in hospitalization.
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