Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Global Advanced Metals
Start: 5/2/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018054274 · 5/2/2018 · Global Advanced Metals

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: Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name: Global Advanced Metals
Location: 650 County line Rd., BOYERTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 19512
NAICS: 331410
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing recent repairs to a cooler system when he was electrically shocked, causing him to lose his balance and fall down a flight of stairs. He suffered a head laceration and body trauma, requiring hospitalization.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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