Nonclassifiable · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Eastman Chemical Co., Inc., 300 Kodak Blvd, LONGVIEW, TEXAS 75602
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning an electrical component in a de-energized substation. Another crew was providing power to an electrical pump motor. The alternate power was from another substation and energy source. A closed switched allowed the electricity to flow back to where the injured employee was working.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableNonclassifiable
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