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Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg

Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less — Electrocutions, electric shocks — PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg in PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA
Employer Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg Report ID 2019010644
Address P.O. Box 90026, Attn: Mark J. Bolster, Warden City, State ZIP PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA 23804
Event Date January 18, 2019 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 Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 922140 Inspection # 1373928
GPS Coordinates 37.22000, -77.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was standing on a ladder while working on a light. He had some wires in his left hand and a tool in his right hand. He was in the process of stripping the wire when he experienced an electric shock (220 volts) through his hand and fell off the 10-foot ladder to the ground, suffering bodily trauma. He was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On January 18, 2019, a worker at Bureau of Prisons FCC Petersburg in PETERSBURG, VIRGINIA suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less, with electrical wiring-building 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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