Electrocutions, electric shocks

Name: Electrocutions, electric shocks at Averitt Express, Inc.
Start: 8/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020087953 · 8/21/2020 · Averitt Express, Inc.

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, unspecified
Source: Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Chains, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Averitt Express, Inc.
Location: 301 International Trade Parkway, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a chain to close a parking lot gate. The gate was connected to an electric fence; one of the electric guide wires touched the chain and the employee was shocked. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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