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Electrical burns, unspecified

1 hospitalization · 2023109664 · 10/19/2023 · Electrical Solutions, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source
Electrical wiring-building

Employer

Name
Electrical Solutions, Inc.
Location
31 Alfred Plourde Parkway, LEWISTON, MAINE, 04240
NAICS
238210
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was installing electrical fixtures in a breakroom from a 6-foot step ladder. When the fixtures didn't work, he began inspecting the circuit with a meter and contacted a hot wire. The employee suffered an electric shock and burns to his left hand, requiring hospitalization and skin grafts. He also fell off the ladder in an attempt to free himself from the wire that shocked him.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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