WESTMINSTER, COLORADO—
Hillspoint Technical Solutions, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Hillspoint Technical Solutions, Inc., 14647 Delaware St. , WESTMINSTER, COLORADO 80023 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was kneeling down, working on a dead panel box, when an arc flash and explosion occurred in the adjoining panel. The employee suffered burns to the face and arms and was hospitalized.
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