Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at SUNCAST CORPORATION, 701 N. KIRK ROAD, BATAVIA, ILLINOIS 60510
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was returning from lunch and went to disconnect a forklift battery from charging when he felt a shock and sustained burns to the back of his right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
HospitalizedHand(s), unspecifiedForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
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