Direct exposure to electricity 220 volts or less · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at National Freight, 8251 Quintero Street, COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO 80022
on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was connecting the battery onto an electric forklift and received an electric shock from the battery connector.
An employee and their team were fixing a floor tile in the meat department of a supermarket. The employee went to move a large meat grinder when he was electrocuted due to a loose 220-volt ground wire. The employee was hospitalized with an electrical shock to the right shoulder that spread throughout his body.
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An employee was plugging in an extension cord for a tool and sustained an electric shock. They then fell from a standing position. The employee was hospitalized.
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