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AUTONATION, INC.

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrocutions, electric shocks — PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AUTONATION, INC. in PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA
Employer AUTONATION, INC. Report ID 2017032171
Address 8600 Pembroke Pines Blvd. City, State ZIP PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA 33024
Event Date March 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less Source of Injury Welding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 423110 Inspection # 1217216
GPS Coordinates 26.00000, -80.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was holding on to the valves of two cylinders of MIG welding gas on two adjacent welding machines and was shocked (110V) due to an internal short in one of the machines. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2017, a worker at AUTONATION, INC. in PEMBROKE PINES, FLORIDA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with welding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 84 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less injuries.

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