Infirmary Health System, Inc.
Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — MOBILE, Alabama
| Employer | Infirmary Health System, Inc. |
| Address | 5 Mobile Infirmary Circle |
| City, State ZIP | MOBILE, Alabama 36607 |
| Report ID | 2017032403 |
| Event Date | March 15, 2017 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Electrical burns, unspecified |
| Body Part | Hand(s) and finger(s) |
| Event Type | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified |
| Source of Injury | Heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 |
| GPS Coordinates | 30.69599, -88.07939 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on a microwave in the medical electronics department (no metal utensils were in use) and experienced electrical shock. This resulted in a laceration to the left thumb, small burns to the dorsum of the left hand, small burns along the dorsum of the right hand, burns along the right 3rd finger and a larger burn at the base of the right thumb that extends to the right index finger.
Incident Summary
On March 15, 2017, a worker at Infirmary Health System, Inc. in MOBILE, Alabama suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s) and finger(s). The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with heating and cooking machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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