Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS Systems , 5980 W. Sam Houston Pkwy N. Ste 100 , HOUSTON, TEXAS 77041
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was testing A/C equipment, reading the voltage of the compositor by placing the alligator clamps on the A/C. The employee was shocked by the A/C unit, which was not locked out at the time, and he passed out on top of the bus bar. He received a third degree burn on his left cheek and left hands.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Air conditioning units
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