Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Saint Louis University
Start: 9/24/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019099999 · 9/24/2019 · Saint Louis 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, unspecified
Source: Lighting equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Saint Louis University
Location: 3545 Lindell Boulevard, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63108
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A public safety officer was responding to a motor vehicle accident. An electric crosswalk signal had been severed at the base and suspended over the road by a single cable. While trying to move it so it would not fall onto the road, the officer was shocked, suffering pain and numbness in his left ring and little fingers.

Source

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