NEW YORK, NEW YORK—
Wade Electric Inc.
Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. · Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Wade Electric Inc., 11 Penn Plaza, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 on — Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was coiling conduit wires into an energized electrical pull box. A terminal block inside the pull box arc flashed and the employee's shirt caught on fire. He suffered burns to his hands, left arm, and neck.
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