Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Greg's Appliances and Sales
Start: 9/9/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015096555 · 9/9/2015 · Greg's Appliances and Sales

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
Source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: Greg's Appliances and Sales
Location: 2017 S Belt Highway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI, 64507
NAICS: 423620
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking on a heater-type coil in a refrigerator/freezer unit in the basement of the facility. The employee was working on the unit with two alligator clips in each hand while possibly standing in water; the plug was 110 voltage. The employee sustained a possible electrical shock.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown