AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS—
Trinity Solar
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Trinity Solar, 136 Heatherstone Road, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 01002 on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was drilling an access hole into the meter box of a residential property. The drill bit punched through the metal and hit a live conductor inside the box. The employee sustained an electrical arc flash burn to their hand and was hospitalized.
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