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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2016087469 · 8/10/2016 · Newport Hospital

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Lamps, light fixtures

Employer

Name
Newport Hospital
Location
11 Friendship Street, NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND, 02840
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A maintenance employee was changing the ballast above the tile in the ceiling space. He stripped a wire and cut it. While still holding the wire, his body came into contact with the metal grate that holds the ceiling tiles, and he suffered an electrical shock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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