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Rochester Gas & Electric Corp.

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Third or fourth degree electrical burns — ROCHESTER, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. Report ID 2017054837
Address 1101 Beach AVE City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14612
Event Date May 30, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Third or fourth degree electrical burns Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 221112 Inspection # 1236022
GPS Coordinates 43.26000, -77.63000

Incident Narrative

While replacing insulators inside a capacitor cabinet, an employee contacted live electrical conductors (11,000 volts). The employee suffered second and third degree burns and a fractured skull.

Incident Summary

On May 30, 2017, a worker at Rochester Gas & Electric Corp. in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered third or fourth degree electrical burns to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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