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R.J. Industry

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at R.J. Industry in EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK
Employer R.J. Industry Report ID 2018054552
Address 2 Marjorie Ln City, State ZIP EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK 11518
Event Date May 10, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 221320 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.63000, -73.66000

Incident Narrative

An employee was plugging a gantry crane into an outlet when it arced and caused him to fly back a couple of feet. He was unresponsive for about 10 to 15 seconds. The electricity had entered his right hand and exited his left hand. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On May 10, 2018, a worker at R.J. Industry in EAST ROCKAWAY, NEW YORK suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 730 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

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