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Electrocutions, electric shocks

1 hospitalization · 2022054416 · 5/20/2022 · Universal Protection 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
Tools, instruments, and equipment, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Fences, fence panels, gates, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Universal Protection LLC
Location
544 Delancy St, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07105
NAICS
561612
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A security officer and an employee were going outside in the rain to allow a visitor entry to a secured tractor trailer lot. The employee went toward the key pad to enter the code that allows the active electric fence to open. The employee slipped on the wet ground and their umbrella made contact with the 7,000-volt electric fence. The employee sustained an electrical shock from his arm throughout his body.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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