Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at TRANSCORE ITS, LLC
Start: 6/10/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020065396 · 6/10/2020 · TRANSCORE ITS, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury: Electrocutions, electric shocks

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.
Secondary source: Electric parts, unspecified

Employer

Name: TRANSCORE ITS, LLC
Location: Gibsonton Drive & Pine Street, TAMPA, FLORIDA, 33634
NAICS: 541330
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to cut a small piece of tape that was taped around multiple wires with a splicing knife when he was shocked/electrocuted. His entire right arm tensed up all the way up to his shoulder, causing him to drop his splicing knife.

Source

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