Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Highland Hospital
Start: 8/27/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019088897 · 8/27/2019 · Highland Hospital

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: Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
Secondary source: Water

Employer

Name: Highland Hospital
Location: 1000 South Avenue, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14620
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee had just removed a food item from a steamer and was walking toward the plate warmer to put the food on top of it. The employee slipped on a small amount of water on the floor, grabbed onto the side of the plate warmer, and suffered an electrical shock.

Source

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