Walgreen's Distribution Center
Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — WAXAHACHIE, Texas
| Employer | Walgreen's Distribution Center |
| Address | 710 Ovilla Road |
| City, State ZIP | WAXAHACHIE, Texas 75167 |
| Report ID | 20161211845 |
| Event Date | December 21, 2016 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Wrist(s) |
| Event Type | Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Knives, unspecified or n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Electric parts, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 493110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.43163, -96.87351 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was placing cardboard into the empty corrugate conveyor. The pick knife the employee was using contacted an exposed area between the plug and the outlet. The employee was shocked and suffered an electrical burn on the wrist.
Incident Summary
On December 21, 2016, a worker at Walgreen's Distribution Center in WAXAHACHIE, Texas suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the wrist(s). The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with knives, unspecified or 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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