Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Verizon
Start: 7/10/2018

1 hospitalization · 2018076877 · 7/10/2018 · Verizon

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: Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name: Verizon
Location: 19 Hamilton Ln, HUNTINGTON, NEW YORK, 11743
NAICS: 517210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving an interface box into a small space in the basement ceiling of a house. The employee came into contact with an exposed live wire in the space and was shocked. He suffered contusions and bruising on his right elbow, as well as dizziness.

Source

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