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Electrocution, electric shock

1 hospitalization · 2025010144 · 1/6/2025 · Petro Home Services

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
BODY SYSTEMS
Nature of injury
Electrocution, electric shock

Cause

Event
Indirect exposure to electricity greater than 220 volts
Source
Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source
Pipes, tubes metal

Employer

Name
Petro Home Services
Location
11 Bunker Hill Dr, WASHINGTON CROSSING, PENNSYLVANIA, 18977
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing repairs on a smoke pipe attached to a furnace. There was an electrical service line that was temporarily on the lawn and it was energizing a nearby cold water pipe. The employee contacted the cold water pipe and sustained an electrical shock.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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