Indirect exposure to electricity 220 volts or less · Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at MedCentral Health System, 335 Glessner Avenue, MANSFIELD, OHIO 44903
on — Surface, flesh wounds and burns, electrical injuries, affecting the Hand(s) and finger(s).
Final narrative
On June 13, 2024, an employee was repairing a ceiling light fixture when an isolated electrical line landed on the metal strip that the employee was holding. The employee sustained an electric shock resulting in a laceration to the right hand and two electrical burns/exit wounds to the left ring finger.
Hospitalized Hand(s) and finger(s) Electrical wiring building or machine
Employees were working to secure a low-hanging feeder. An employee was elevated in a bucket at a height of approximately 12 feet and was pulling the lashing wire. The lashing wire flipped up and struck the lower phase (120 volts) of power that was 2.4 feet above the feeder and strand. The employee sustained electrical burns to their chest, both hands, and the right forearm.
On March 14, 2024, at 1:04 p.m., an employee was conducting a class for students showing how power moved through a city using an electrified model city. The employee was presenting from behind the display holding the activation switch in his left hand and a hot stick in his right hand. The employee reached over the top of the display with the hot stick to reposition a piece on the display and received an electric shock.
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