Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lemcon Inc., 11535 FM 423 B, LITTLE ELM, TEXAS 75068
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was using a metal tape measurer when it contacted live electrical wires, resulting in electrical burns to the employee's hands and both sides of the body.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedRulers, tape measures
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