Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Third or fourth degree electrical burns
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GE Healthcare Imaging Services, Higgens General Hospital, BREMEN, GEORGIA 30110
on — Third or fourth degree electrical burns, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a CT machine and received third degree burns to his right hand when it contacted an energized slip ring.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedX-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fluoroscope machinery and equipment
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