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Highland Hospital

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

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Highland Hospital in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
Employer Highland Hospital Report ID 2019088897
Address 1000 South Avenue City, State ZIP ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14620
Event Date August 27, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers
Secondary Source Water
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.13000, -77.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just removed a food item from a steamer and was walking toward the plate warmer to put the food on top of it. The employee slipped on a small amount of water on the floor, grabbed onto the side of the plate warmer, and suffered an electrical shock.

Incident Summary

On August 27, 2019, a worker at Highland Hospital in ROCHESTER, NEW YORK suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with ranges, cooking ovens, grills, toasters, food warmers 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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