SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA—
Southwest Electric Co
Fall to lower level resulting from exposure or contact unspecified · Fractures and burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Southwest Electric Co, 1300 buddy spencer ave, SALLISAW, OKLAHOMA 74955 on — Fractures and burns, affecting the Multiple body parts n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was testing a transformer when he sustained an electrical shock and a burn. He fell down from the electrical cabinet and sustained fractures to his lower leg and ankle, as well as third-degree burns to his back, right arm, and thigh.
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