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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2019010644 · 1/18/2019 · Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg

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
Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg
Location
P.O. Box 90026, PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA, 23804
NAICS
922140
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder while working on a light. He had some wires in his left hand and a tool in his right hand. He was in the process of stripping the wire when he experienced an electric shock (220 volts) through his hand and fell off the 10-foot ladder to the ground, suffering bodily trauma. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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