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Second degree electrical burns

1 hospitalization · 2021119757 · 11/10/2021 · Facility Gateway Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Second degree electrical burns

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Batteries other than automotive

Employer

Name
Facility Gateway Corporation
Location
636 Del Prado Blvd. S., CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA, 33990
NAICS
541513
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was connecting batteries to an uninterruptible power supply system. A few batteries shorted out, causing second-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized, requiring skin grafts.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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