Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.
Start: 6/2/2017

1 hospitalization · 2017065031 · 6/2/2017 · B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.

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: Switchboards, switches, fuses

Employer

Name: B & I CONTRACTORS, INC.
Location: Campo Felice, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA, 33901
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and a coworker were working in an electrical room, pushing a ground cable through the top of the main distribution panel, when an arc flash occurred. The employee was thrown 5 feet back from the panel and required hospitalization.

Source

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