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Electrocutions, electric shocks
1 hospitalization · 2017088171 · 8/24/2017 · Georgetown University
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, 220 volts or less
- Source
- Vacuum cleaners
Employer
- Name
- Georgetown University
- Location
- 3300 Whitehaven Street, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20007
- NAICS
- 611310
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was operating a backpack vacuum cleaner when the vacuum's power cord was severed, causing an electrical spark that shocked his left leg.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
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