Bellaire, TX —
OSHA Injury Report: CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
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.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- CenterPoint Energy - Bellaire
- Parent company
- CenterPoint Energy
- Street
- 4300 Bissonnet
- City
- Bellaire
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 77401
- On-site location
- Jobsite
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 25
Before the incident
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
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
Hand Burn
Object or substance involved
Flash from behind Meter and Meter can lid.
Summary line
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.
Employee and industry
- 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-
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:00
- Time of incident
- 11:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 24FEB2025:19:07:00
Source
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.