Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified · Electrocutions, electric shocks
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lankenau Medical Center - Main Line Health, 100 E Lancaster Avenue, WYNNEWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA 19096
on — Electrocutions, electric shocks, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a 5-foot, A-frame ladder to remove a light bulb when she was shocked. This caused the employee to fall off the ladder to the floor below. The employee was hospitalized for internal injury caused by the electrical shock.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Electrical wiring-building
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