Direct exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BAE Systems Inc, 1098 Clark Street, ENDICOTT, NEW YORK 13760
on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was disconnecting a resistor in an electrical test setup and contacted an energized power terminal. The employee suffered an electric shock and was hospitalized.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Electric parts unspecified
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