Flowers Baking Company
Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrocutions, electric shocks — MIAMI, Florida
| Employer | Flowers Baking Company |
| Address | 17800 NW Miami Ct |
| City, State ZIP | MIAMI, Florida 33169 |
| Report ID | 2015010027 |
| Event Date | January 2, 2015 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrocutions, electric shocks |
| Body Part | BODY SYSTEMS |
| Event Type | Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Switchboards, switches, fuses |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 |
| Inspection # | 1016640 |
| GPS Coordinates | 25.93000, -80.20000 |
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Incident Narrative
On or about 1/2/15 at 9:10 p.m., an employee was preparing to troubleshoot the hamburger bun bagger machine that was not working. He received an electrical shock when he came in contact with a proximity switch. Employee was working alone at the time of the incident. He was admitted to the hospital for one day.
Incident Summary
On January 2, 2015, a worker at Flowers Baking Company in MIAMI, Florida suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 6 severe injury reports involving "Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less" incidents in our database. Browse all Indirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less injuries.
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