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OSHA Injury Report: CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire in Bellaire, TX 77401 resulted in days away from work. Employee was lCL METER TESTER AND INSTALLER in electric Services.

Establishment
CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire
Parent company
CenterPoint Energy
Street
4300 Bissonnet
City
Bellaire
State
TX
ZIP
77401
On-site location
Jobsite
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
25

Employee had just sprayed rust cutter on lock barrel of lock band and started tapping on the barrel when the Meter-Meter can blew up

Employee sprayed rust cutter in the lock and barrel then started tapping on the barrel to help loosen it up. After a few taps the employee said the meter - meter can exploded causing a burn to his right hand neck and some of his facial hair.

Hand Burn

Flash from behind Meter and Meter can lid.

Employee sprayed rust cutter in the lock and barrel then started tapping on the barrel to help loosen it up. After a few taps the employee said the meter - meter can exploded causing a burn to his right hand neck and some of his facial hair.

Job description
LCL METER TESTER AND INSTALLER
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
221122 — Electric Services
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
136
Total hours worked
363146
EIN
223865106
Establishment ID
606291
Employer case #
CP-024034-
Date of incident
Shift started
8:00
Time of incident
11:15
Filing year
2024
Submitted
24FEB2025:19:07:00

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.