Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at West Oak Hospital, 6500 Hornwood Drive, HOUSTON, TEXAS 77074
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee plugged the blood pressure machine into the wall outlet and received an electrical shock.
HospitalizedBODY SYSTEMSMedical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
An employee was moving a combative patient to another room in the hospital. The patient kicked the door that the employee was closing and the employee's left index finger, middle finger, and thumb were caught in the door. The employee sustained open fractures and was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
An employee was setting up music for a fitness class. As the employee plugged their personal device into the outlet, she was shocked. The employee experienced pain in her left side, mainly in her arm and head.
Two employees were testing the phase voltage of the 208 volt bus bar circuit. An arc flash occurred during the testing. One employee suffered burns to the face, neck, and hands. Another employee suffered burns to his arm.
An employee was walking into a unit on the hospital campus when she tripped in a dip in a grass area and broke her ankle. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
An employee was providing a therapeutic escort for an agitated patient. The patient began fighting and bit off the employee's fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was called to the emergency department to assist with de-escalating a patient. During the incident, the patient pulled a firearm out of their bag and began shooting. The employee was shot in the torso. They were hospitalized and required surgery.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.