Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Flowers Baking Company, 17800 NW Miami Ct, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33169
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
On or about 1/2/15 at 9:10 p.m., an employee was preparing to troubleshoot the hamburger bun bagger machine that was not working. He received an electrical shock when he came in contact with a proximity switch. Employee was working alone at the time of the incident. He was admitted to the hospital for one day.
An employee was cleaning spilled oil off a conveyor belt on the bread pan empty conveyor when his left hand was caught between the belt and roller guide, resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.
An employee was clearing a bread basket/tray jam from an elevated conveyor. As they were climbing down an A-frame ladder, the employee missed a rung and fell 4 feet to the cement floor. They sustained a right hip fracture.
An employee was removing product from a roller conveyor when his right index finger was caught between the conveyor and a mobile slide, resulting in a distal phalange amputation.
An operator was working near the sifter on the bun line. While troubleshooting the flour flow on the sifter, the operator sustained the amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.
Employees were grounding a 115KV line. An employee was in a bucket truck when the truck's upper boom contacted an ungrounded phase which energized the bucket. The employee was shocked and lost consciousness for approximately 30 seconds. The employee also suffered burns to his left hand that required hospitalization.
An employee was installing a device in an AC vent. While resetting the sensor, he installed a screw that hit a power cord underneath it. The voltage was about 220 volts. Two employees received an electric shock, and one was hospitalized.
On 08/19/2016, at 11:30 p.m., an employee was helping a patient during flood conditions within the home. The employee was electrocuted when an energized item fell off a dresser into the waist-high water, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was checking on a heater-type coil in a refrigerator/freezer unit in the basement of the facility. The employee was working on the unit with two alligator clips in each hand while possibly standing in water; the plug was 110 voltage. The employee sustained a possible electrical shock.
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