Walmart Stores Inc.

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified - Electrical burns, unspecified - BROOKSVILLE, Florida

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at Walmart Stores Inc. in BROOKSVILLE, Florida
Employer Walmart Stores Inc.
Address 7305 Broad Street.
City, State ZIP BROOKSVILLE, Florida 34601
Report ID 2015118301
Event Date November 4, 2015
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Girders, beams, structural steel
Industry (NAICS) 452112
GPS Coordinates 28.53705, -82.40745

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Incident Narrative

On 11/04/2015 at 9:00 pm, an employee was putting up a Star Wars display with a scissor lift when he touched a metal beam that sparked and burned both of his hands. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On November 4, 2015, a worker at Walmart Stores Inc. in BROOKSVILLE, Florida suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with girders, beams, structural steel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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