Indirect exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Constant Construction, LLC, 10295 Collins Ave, BAL HARBOUR, FLORIDA 33154
on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
On August 19, 2025, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was performing painting duties on a swing stage (lift) on the exterior of a building. While bringing the lift to the roof to drop off materials, he reached toward the edge of the building and contacted a metal plaque on the roof s edge, that was energized due to a frayed electrical wire. The employee was electrocuted and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Electrical wiring building or machine
An employee was brazing copper lines together on a new air conditioning unit close to an access point in a brick wall, The two wires ran horizontally and copper tubing ran vertically. The heat from the brazing heated up the copper tubing. A wire was touching the copper tubing, causing the wire jacket to melt. The wire infused itself to the copper tubing, which energized the copper pipe. The employee was using a wet towel to cool down the copper tubing when he was electrically shocked, resulting in hospitalization.
On July 29, 2025, an employee was troubleshooting and/or changing an emergency power connector on an aircraft. The employee experienced an electrical shock when an exterior electrical source was activated. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock and burns on their lower right arm.
An employee was servicing a circuit board on a portable X-ray unit when a battery cable touched part of the board, causing electrical burns to two fingers on his right hand.
An employee was conducting jail cell window bar taps. They were closing one cell and opening the adjacent cell at the same time and sustained an electrical shock from an energized metal door.
An employee was standing on a 4-foot ladder. They went to push a piece of metal conduit up. A wire in the junction box came loose and electrified the conduit, causing the employee to sustain an electric shock.
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