Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock

Name: Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock at WALSWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY
Start: 9/17/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024098636 · 9/17/2024 · WALSWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Body systems and other part(s) of body
Nature of injury: Severe wounds, internal injuries and electrocution, electric shock

Cause

Event: Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source: Switchboards, panels, fuses
Secondary source: Handtools unspecified

Employer

Name: WALSWORTH PUBLISHING COMPANY
Location: 803 SOUTH MISSOURI AVENUE, MARCELINE, MISSOURI, 64658
NAICS: 323110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee opened a 480-volt breaker box and reached inside the breaker box when an uninsulated tool came in contact with one of the legs, causing him to be electrocuted. The employee's arm also got caught on the box, resulting in breaks to both bones in the forearm.

Source

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