Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greg's Appliances and Sales, 2017 S Belt Highway, SAINT JOSEPH, MISSOURI 64507
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
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.
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.
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.
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