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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2021087409 · 8/29/2021 · Plaskolite, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Electrical burns, unspecified

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Source
Extruding machinery

Employer

Name
Plaskolite, LLC
Location
1770 Joyce Avenue, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43215
NAICS
339999
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on an extruder barrel heater when he contacted a 480-volt terminal. He suffered an electrical burn to the right little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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