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Prince Contracting, Inc.

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — MILTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Prince Contracting, Inc. in MILTON, FLORIDA
Employer Prince Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2017087597
Address Arvida Blvd. North of I-10 City, State ZIP MILTON, FLORIDA 32583
Event Date August 9, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection # 1254941
GPS Coordinates 30.62000, -86.96000

Incident Narrative

An employee was welding an H-beam and was putting an electrode on the holder when he was electrically shocked by the circuit. He momentarily lost consciousness and fell over. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On August 9, 2017, a worker at Prince Contracting, Inc. in MILTON, FLORIDA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with welding and heating handtools-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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