Exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at General Electric International, Inc., 22710 206th Avenue, CORDOVA, ILLINOIS 61242
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was hospitalized after being shocked while servicing electrical equipment.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSTools, instruments, and equipment, unspecified
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