Medical Imaging Solutions USA, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — WILMINGTON, Delaware

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Medical Imaging Solutions USA, LLC in WILMINGTON, Delaware
Employer Medical Imaging Solutions USA, LLC
Address 1600 Rockland Road, MRI Department
City, State ZIP WILMINGTON, Delaware 19803
Report ID 2015053292
Event Date May 29, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fluoroscope machinery and equipment
Industry (NAICS) 811310
GPS Coordinates 39.77973, -75.55504

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Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance work on an MRI machine. He had to cross electrical points, and received a discharge burn on his right hand and arm.

Incident Summary

On May 29, 2015, a worker at Medical Imaging Solutions USA, LLC in WILMINGTON, Delaware suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with x-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (mri), and fluoroscope machinery and equipment identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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