Exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Vantran Industries, Inc., 7711 Imperial Drive, WACO, TEXAS 76702
on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was quality control testing a power transformer and sustained an electric shock.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Power lines, transformers, convertors
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An employee was looking at a transformer in a building. He connected probes to the bushing and ground wire and was shocked. The employee suffered second-degree burns to his left hand.
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On 8/27/2025, an electrician was working on a live lighting circuit and sustained an electric electric shock. He was seizing and required CPR. The employee was hospitalized.
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