Electrocution, electric shock

Name: Electrocution, electric shock at Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies
Start: 8/13/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025088014 · 8/13/2025 · Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Exposure to electricity unspecified
Source: Power lines, transformers, convertors
Secondary source: Source, secondary source unspecified

Employer

Name: Vestis Uniforms and Workplace Supplies
Location: 10822 Midwest Industrial BLVD, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63132
NAICS: 812990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was installing a PLC onto a washer. After he hooked it up, it did not power up when turned on. While the employee was checking the leads with a voltage meter, he was shocked through the left little finger, chest, and right arm from a transformer above him. He was hospitalized.

Source

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