VPNE Parking Solutions, LLC

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — NEWTON, Massachusetts

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at VPNE Parking Solutions, LLC in NEWTON, Massachusetts
Employer VPNE Parking Solutions, LLC
Address 2014 Washington Street
City, State ZIP NEWTON, Massachusetts 02462
Report ID 20191011123
Event Date October 24, 2019
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks
Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified
Source of Injury Electrical wiring-building
Industry (NAICS) 812930
Inspection # 1440879
GPS Coordinates 42.33104, -71.24724

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Incident Narrative

While leaving a parking garage, an employee was shocked and burned by electrical wiring that was being tested.

Incident Summary

On October 24, 2019, a worker at VPNE Parking Solutions, LLC in NEWTON, Massachusetts suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with electrical wiring-building identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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