Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at PERMATHERM, INC.
Start: 8/2/2016

1 hospitalization · 2016087125 · 8/2/2016 · PERMATHERM, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: PERMATHERM, INC.
Location: 269 INDUSTRIAL PARK DRIVE, MONTICELLO, GEORGIA, 31064
NAICS: 326140
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a foam-cutting machine. After completing the cuts on the foam material, the employee was moving away from the machine and was electrically shocked by it, suffering right hand and arm injuries that required hospitalization.

Source

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