Direct exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrical burns and electrocution
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hoerr Construction, Inc., 3420 Court St., PEKIN, ILLINOIS 61554
on — Electrical burns and electrocution, affecting the Body systems and other part(s) of body.
Final narrative
On August 5, 2025, at approximately 8:35 AM, an employee was stubbing conduit onto a switchgear cabinet to install a bell end when they contacted a live component in the cabinet. The employee was shocked and sustained burns to their head, arms, and back, requiring hospitalization.
Hospitalized Body systems and other part(s) of body Switchboards, panels, fuses
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