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ELECTRIC BOAT

Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified — Electrocutions, electric shocks — GROTON, CONNECTICUT

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at ELECTRIC BOAT in GROTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer ELECTRIC BOAT Report ID 2020021953
Address 75 Eastern Point Road, A97-2 City, State ZIP GROTON, CONNECTICUT 06340
Event Date February 28, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Electrocutions, electric shocks Body Part BODY SYSTEMS
Event Type Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified Source of Injury Vacuum cleaners
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.34000, -72.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was shocked by an industrial vacuum cleaner while using it to vacuum blasting grit. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On February 28, 2020, a worker at ELECTRIC BOAT in GROTON, CONNECTICUT suffered electrocutions, electric shocks to the body systems. The incident was classified as direct exposure to electricity, unspecified, with vacuum cleaners identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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