Direct exposure to electricity unspecified · Electrocution, electric shock
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Fitness International, LLC, 30 Sylvan Way, PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07054
on — Electrocution, electric shock, affecting the BODY SYSTEMS .
Final narrative
An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.
Hospitalized BODY SYSTEMS Switchboards, panels, fuses
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