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Advantage Resourcing America

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — COLLINS, GEORGIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Advantage Resourcing America in COLLINS, GEORGIA
Employer Advantage Resourcing America Report ID 2015050155
Address 25957 Highway 121 South City, State ZIP COLLINS, GEORGIA 30421
Event Date May 10, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Handtools-powered, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 561320 Inspection # 1064381
GPS Coordinates 32.18000, -82.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee on a ladder was attempting to reset the breaker inside of a disconnect panel when the flashlight the employee was holding hit something and sparked. The employee was thrown to the ground and required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2015, a worker at Advantage Resourcing America in COLLINS, GEORGIA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with handtools-powered, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 75 severe injury reports involving "Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

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