Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mesa Line Services, LLC., 2234 28th Street, DICKINSON, TEXAS 77539
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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Final narrative
Two employees were cutting a jumper wire with cutters when their tool made contact with a live line. They were severely electric shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns.
HospitalizedNonclassifiableCutting handtools-power not determined, unspecified
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