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Voltz Electric Company, LLC

Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrical burns, unspecified — SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Voltz Electric Company, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA
Employer Voltz Electric Company, LLC Report ID 20191010823
Address 405 Saint Kitts Loop City, State ZIP SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 32092
Event Date October 16, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Wrenches-nonpowered
Secondary Source Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 238210 Inspection # 1438830
GPS Coordinates 29.92000, -81.50000

Incident Narrative

An electrician was working on a circuit breaker at a private residence. When the employee's wrench touched a live wire, he was shocked and sustained electrical burns requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On October 16, 2019, a worker at Voltz Electric Company, LLC in SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified, with wrenches-nonpowered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 75 severe injury reports involving "Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Indirect exposure to electricity, unspecified injuries.

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