Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carvana, LLC, 2150 NW 117th Place, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33182
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee reset a breaker after a power outage. He was shocked by the breaker panel and knocked to the ground.
An employee was picking up a vehicle at a customer's address. While getting out of the vehicle on the hauler truck, he fell backward onto the street, injuring his shoulders, neck, and head. The employee was hospitalized for a potential seizure, potential concussion, torn bicep, and bruising.
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car hauler. His foot was caught in a strap and he fell off the hauler to the ground, suffering head, facial, and neck injuries.
An employee was moving a motor vehicle in the company parking lot. The employee exited the vehicle, slipped on the ground that was wet from the rain, and fell between the open vehicle door and the door frame. The vehicle began to roll backward, dragging the injured employee. The employee sustained injuries to the knee, elbow and side.
An employee was installing a 15-amp breaker in an electrical panel when a 12-gauge ground wire touched the positive busbar of the panel, resulting in an arc flash. The employee sustained a second-degree burn to their left hand.
An employee was repairing an HVAC system in the drop tile ceiling of a conference room when they were shocked, causing them to fall from the ladder. The employee sustained burns to their right middle and ring fingers.
An employee was replacing a contactor inside an electrical panel attached directly to a press. The press itself was receiving power from another main panel. After replacing the contactor, the employee flipped the switch and an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's elbow, bicep, and neck.
An employee was attempting to switch a medium-voltage primary cable and install a 200-amp fuse barrel. The employee contacted the bottom of the switch gear cradle for the fuse barrel, causing an arc blast. The electricity entered the employee s left hand and exited his big toes, resulting in electric shock and burns to the left hand, arm, shoulder, and both feet. The employee was hospitalized.
On December 6, 2023, an employee of Duke Energy was working on a single-phase 120-/240-volt parallel service re-tap when a secondary flash occurred in an underground service. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the face and was hospitalized.
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An employee was walking in the parking lot when he fell backward and hit his head on the pavement. The employee sustained a head contusion and scrapes and bruises to his head, elbows, and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
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An employee was walking through the shop when he slipped on a wet spot on the concrete floor and fell, striking his back and right elbow. The employee sustained a fractured hip and was hospitalized.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
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