Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less · Electrical burns, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Best Buy, 612 Keller St., PLANO, ILLINOIS 60545
on — Electrical burns, unspecified, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a microwave at a customer's residence when he suffered an electrical shock, which caused burns to both his hands.
An employee was standing on a ladder, mounting a television 10 feet up on a wall. He fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering shoulder and left arm injuries.
An employee was on a mobile ladder installing speaker wire. The ladder shifted and the employee fell about 10 feet, suffering a head laceration, a broken leg, and a broken arm.
An employee had been doing custom wiring installation. The employee had felt ill for three days. After finishing work on the third day, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure possibly due to heat exposure.
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.
In the kitchen, an employee unplugged her cellphone from an electrical outlet and sustained an electrical shock and burns to fingers and toes. She later went to take out the trash and collapsed with weakness down her arm and leg. She was hospitalized.
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