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Alvada Construction

Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts — Electrical burns, unspecified — FINDLAY, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Alvada Construction in FINDLAY, OHIO
Employer Alvada Construction Report ID 20191111584
Address 539 South Main Street City, State ZIP FINDLAY, OHIO 45840
Event Date November 6, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrical burns, unspecified Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts Source of Injury Switchboards, switches, fuses
Industry (NAICS) 236220 Inspection # 1444499
GPS Coordinates 41.03000, -83.65000

Incident Narrative

An employee was in the process of moving over ceiling lights in the electrical grid. The employee was daisy chaining lights to a main panel's junction box in an electrical closet when he received 277-volt electrical burns on both hands.

Incident Summary

On November 6, 2019, a worker at Alvada Construction in FINDLAY, OHIO suffered electrical burns, unspecified to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts, with switchboards, switches, fuses identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 576 severe injury reports involving "Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts" incidents in our database. Browse all Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts injuries.

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